Phil Spector Now: What Happened To Him After Lana Clarkson Murder Trial
The 2003 death of the actor Lana Clarkson is being revisited in the Netflix true crime series “Homicide: Los Angeles.” In 2009, music producer Phil Spector was found guilty of fatally shooting Clarkson. He maintained his innocence until his death in 2021.
The first episode of the Dick Wolf-created series looks into Clarkson’s life and death, as well as Spector’s conviction. The episode features interviews with the former district attorney for L.A. County, former L.A. Sheriff’s Department detectives and Clarkson’s mother, among others. The episode also features television footage from the time, as well as photos of evidence and recordings of phone calls.
Who was Phil Spector?
Born in the Bronx in 1939, Phil Spector was a music producer and songwriter.
Spector rose to fame during the 1960s and ‘70s, working with top artists like the Beatles, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ike and Tina Turner, the Ronettes, Cher and the Ramones, among others.
He produced songs like “Let It Be,” “Imagine,” “River Deep — Mountain High,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” “Be My Baby” and “Twist and Shout.”
Spector is known for pioneering the “wall of sound” producing style that was used in some of his hits, which used more instruments at once.
A self-made millionaire by the age of 21, he became a 1989 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and 1997 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. In 2005, Rolling Stone named Spector No. 64 among the greatest artists of all time, just one spot after Turner.
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