Phil Spector: Last News

Ronnie Spector’s husband was instantly smitten when he saw the singer for the very first time. It was 1974 and the ‘60s music icon, who had recently divorced Phil Spector, was performing at New York’s Madison Square Garden. "Ronnie walked out on stage singing ‘Walking in the Rain,’ swaying back and forth to the rhythm," Jonathan Greenfield, Spector’s husband of nearly 40 years, told People magazine on Tuesday.

Ronettes leader Ronnie Spector has died, following a recent cancer diagnosis. She was 78.“Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humour and a smile on her face”, her family said in a statement.

Ronnie Spector, the legendary singer of The Ronettes has died at the age of 78, it has been announced.

Ronnie Spector, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who fronted classic 1960s girl group the Ronettes, delivered the iconic vocal on their hit “Be My Baby” and counted many of rock’s biggest names as fans, died today of cancer. She was 78.

Ronnie Spector, the rock 'n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking In The Rain as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died at the age of 78.

Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock 'n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You, and Walking in the Rain as the leader of the girl group The Ronettes, has died at 78.The music icon passed away on Wednesday following a brief battle with cancer, according to her family.No other details regarding the artist's death have been revealed.Her loved ones released a statement which read:'Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face.She was filled with love and gratitude.' Icon: Ronnie Spector (seen in December 2018), the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock 'n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You, and Walking in the Rain as the leader of the girl group The Ronettes, has died at 78 after brief battle with cancer Trailblazers: The Ronettes' (seen left to right: Nedra Talley, Estelle Bennett and Veronica Bennett, later Ronnie Spector) sexy look and powerful voices - plus songwriting and producing help from Phil Spector - turned them into one of the premier acts of the girl-group era, touring England with the Rolling Stones and befriending the BeatlesThe Ronettes' sexy look and powerful voices - plus songwriting and producing help from Phil Spector - turned them into one of the premier acts of the girl-group era, touring England with the Rolling Stones and befriending the Beatles.Spector, alongside her sister Estelle Bennett and cousin Nedra Talley, scored hits with pop masterpieces like Baby, I Love You, Walking in the Rain, I Can Hear Music and Be My Baby, which was co-written by Spector, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich.

2021, eh? Well in some cases, the best thing we can say about it is that at least it wasn't 2020. In fact, while the live music industry was still trying to get back on its feet and tours were getting postponed even further, there were plenty of music things going – some major comebacks, a handful of HUGE albums and an appetite, as ever, for new pop stars. So, join us at the dock of 2021 as we board the ship of pop and set sail towards 2022.

Once upon a time, artists releasing Christmas albums was very much a US thing. It started the pre-rock era, when Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and Jim Reeves were the big hitters, and then through the generations everyone was at it – Elvis Presley, Phil Spector, Dolly Parton, Destiny’s Child, Christina Aguilera onwards.

For a group who challenged and pushed the boundaries of what British pop music could do and sound like, Girls Aloud's fourth and final Number 1 is curiously conventional in both form and sonics. 

Brit Awards have paid tribute to convicted murderer Phil Spector in their obituaries section.Organisers have honoured those we lost in 2020 and 2021 in an obituaries post on the official awards website.The list pays tribute to ‘some of the many artists, musicians, industry figures and other creative talents who were sadly lost to us over the past 15 months, but whose legacy in shaping our musical heritage and popular culture will always endure’.Controversially, organisers have included former record producer Phil Spector, who died in January aged 81 from complications from Covid-19.He died in hospital after being taken from his prison cell, where he had been serving a sentence of 19 years to life for the murder of Lana Clarkson, after being

The Brit Awards has courted controversy by paying tribute to convicted killer Phil Spector.

as part of a divorce settlement.Although the red-roofed, white mansion with multiple turrets offers 360-degree views of San Gabriel Valley on a 2.5-acre hill, the property had trouble selling, according to Realtor.com — perhaps, in part, due to its infamous history.Legendary “Wall of Sound” pioneer Spector met 40-year-old actress and model Lana Clarkson at the House of Blues VIP Foundation Room during a night out in 2003 and invited her to the nine bedroom, seven-and-a-half bathroom home drenched in heavy, dark, old-world luxury. Realtor.comRealtor.comView SlideshowThe gated motor court with a fountain, where Spector’s driver heard Spector say, “I think I killed somebody,” still stands today.

John Lennon‘s debut solo studio album ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ is set to be reissued next month for a new ‘Ultimate Collection’ box set.Originally released in December 1970, ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ was recorded shortly after the demise of The Beatles.

King Krule has shared a new cover of John Lennon‘s ‘Imagine’ – listen to it below.Taken from the former Beatle’s 1971 album of the same name, the iconic ballad was co-produced by his wife Yoko Ono and the late Phil Spector; it’s the biggest-selling single of Lennon’s career.Krule (real name Archy Marshall) released his cover on Bandcamp yesterday (January 23) along with a short statement.“Recorded in sweat, last summer, for a friend,” he wrote.Listen to the track below:The new cover follows last year’s release of King Krule’s third album, ‘Man Alive!’, which NME rated four out of five stars in a review, calling it “the most uplifting King Krule album yet”.In April last year, Krule shard a 30-minute performance filmed for Jehnny Beth’s

Phil Spector’s frequent collaborator Darlene Love has recalled warning the producer about his behaviour, telling him that “one of these days you’re gonna hurt somebody”.The music producer, who was serving 19 years to life in prison for the murder of Lana Clarkson, died last week (January 16) after reportedly relapsing in his recovery from coronavirus.In a new interview with The Times, Love spoke about Spector’s legacy as both a producer and a murderer, asking: “Is he going to be remembered for that or will he be remembered for murdering Lana Clarkson? It is unimaginable to me that someone so talented could not see through life and kept on making the same mistake until it got worse and worse.”Love, who worked with Spector in the early ‘60s

We can’t even imagine going through this tragedy as a parent…

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Photos of Phil Spector's Los Angeles-area mansion, where he murdered actress Lana Clarkson in 2003, have surfaced in the wake of the music producer's death.Spector died Saturday at a Stockton, California hospital, according to California state prison officials, after recently testing positive for coronavirus.Spector had been incarcerated in the wake of his 2009 conviction in the February 3, 2003 shooting murder of Clarkson, who had appeared in B-movies including Barbarian Queen and Amazon Women on the Moon.

Chris Willman Music WriterIf anyone ever wondered what it would have been like if Richard Wagner had perished in the age of web news and social media, we got an indication of that when Phil Spector died Sunday at the age of 81. Whether we were writing headlines or tweeting thoughts to friend circles, few of us proceeded without considering how his artistic legacy and the evil that came to overshadow it could be contained in the same breath.