wouldn't be too surprised...man was always a complete lunatic :moon:
but definitely responsible for producing and arranging some of the greatest moments ever in pop music :hail dance2 :hail
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USA-SPECTOR-3RD-LEAD
PHIL SPECTOR CHARGED WITH MURDER
Alhambra, California, Feb 3 PA - Legendary record producer Phil Spector was today charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of a woman.
The charges came after the 62-year-old was arrested at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra earlier today.
Police found a woman, who has not yet been publicly identified, shot dead inside Spector's mansion.
Spector was taken into custody for questioning and later charged.
A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told the Press Association: ``Mr Spector has been booked and charged with murder.''
Bail has been set at $US1 million ($NZ1.8 million) and Spector is expected to appear in court for arraignment later this week.
Police arrived at Spector's home after neighbours heard gunshots and called police around 5am local time.
There officers found the rock music impresario, who was taken to Alhambra Police Department, and the dead woman.
The connection between Spector and the woman is not yet clear and police have released no details about her, other than that she is a white woman.
During his long career in the music industry, Spector produced such music greats as Tina Turner and the Ramones, plus records for Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Tina Turner, the Righteous Brothers and the Crystals.
He produced a string of memorable 1960s hits, including the Crystals' Da Doo Ron Ro and Then He Kissed Me, and the Ronettes' Be My Baby.
He also produced the last Beatles album Let It Be, worked with John Lennon on Imagine and helped Yoko Ono produce Lennon's work after he was killed in 1980.
Spector also created the `Wall of Sound' effect which involved over-dubbing scores of musicians to make a massive roar and which changed the way pop records were produced.
A father-of-five, he was once married to Ronnie Bennett, a member of the Ronettes. She was his second wife but the couple divorced in 1974.
Spector's father, Benjamin, committed suicide in 1949. Spector later visited the grave and used the inscription To Know Him Was to Love Him as the basis for one of his best known hit songs.
Spector's last major album was End of the Century, a 1980 collaboration with the Ramones. During the session, the late bassist Dee Dee Ramone said Spector pulled a gun on the band.
Speaking on America's Fox News Network today, the band's drummer Marky Ramone confirmed the incident took place but said Spector would never hurt anyone.
He told the channel: ``He is one of the greatest American producers and I had a lot of fun with him, he was very confident, very passionate about his music and I don't think he would hurt a fly.''
PA jm
NZP
04/02/03 1022NZ
but definitely responsible for producing and arranging some of the greatest moments ever in pop music :hail dance2 :hail
FETCHED BY MARSHA ON 04-FEB-03,10:54: NEW FILE NAME IS PHIL04-SUBEDS-WTE
USA-SPECTOR-3RD-LEAD
PHIL SPECTOR CHARGED WITH MURDER
Alhambra, California, Feb 3 PA - Legendary record producer Phil Spector was today charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of a woman.
The charges came after the 62-year-old was arrested at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra earlier today.
Police found a woman, who has not yet been publicly identified, shot dead inside Spector's mansion.
Spector was taken into custody for questioning and later charged.
A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told the Press Association: ``Mr Spector has been booked and charged with murder.''
Bail has been set at $US1 million ($NZ1.8 million) and Spector is expected to appear in court for arraignment later this week.
Police arrived at Spector's home after neighbours heard gunshots and called police around 5am local time.
There officers found the rock music impresario, who was taken to Alhambra Police Department, and the dead woman.
The connection between Spector and the woman is not yet clear and police have released no details about her, other than that she is a white woman.
During his long career in the music industry, Spector produced such music greats as Tina Turner and the Ramones, plus records for Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Tina Turner, the Righteous Brothers and the Crystals.
He produced a string of memorable 1960s hits, including the Crystals' Da Doo Ron Ro and Then He Kissed Me, and the Ronettes' Be My Baby.
He also produced the last Beatles album Let It Be, worked with John Lennon on Imagine and helped Yoko Ono produce Lennon's work after he was killed in 1980.
Spector also created the `Wall of Sound' effect which involved over-dubbing scores of musicians to make a massive roar and which changed the way pop records were produced.
A father-of-five, he was once married to Ronnie Bennett, a member of the Ronettes. She was his second wife but the couple divorced in 1974.
Spector's father, Benjamin, committed suicide in 1949. Spector later visited the grave and used the inscription To Know Him Was to Love Him as the basis for one of his best known hit songs.
Spector's last major album was End of the Century, a 1980 collaboration with the Ramones. During the session, the late bassist Dee Dee Ramone said Spector pulled a gun on the band.
Speaking on America's Fox News Network today, the band's drummer Marky Ramone confirmed the incident took place but said Spector would never hurt anyone.
He told the channel: ``He is one of the greatest American producers and I had a lot of fun with him, he was very confident, very passionate about his music and I don't think he would hurt a fly.''
PA jm
NZP
04/02/03 1022NZ
