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  Background non_performing_personnel
  Birth Name Harvey Phillip Spector
  Origin The Bronx , New York City , USA
  Instrument Guitar , Piano
  Genre Pop , Girl Group , Rock , Punk
  Occupation Record Producer , Songwriter , Session Musician
  Years Active 1958 – present
  Label Philles Records
  Associated Acts The Teddy Bears <br> Ben E King <br> Gene Pitney <br> The Crystals <br> Darlene Love <br> Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans <br> The Ronettes <br> The Wrecking Crew <br> The Righteous Brothers <br> Ike And Tina Turner <br> The Beatles ('' Let It Be '') <br> George Harrison <br> John Lennon <br> Leonard Cohen <br> Ramones <br> Starsailor
  URL philspectorcom


Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1939 ) is an American Musician , Songwriter and Record Producer .

Coming to prominence in the early 1960s , Spector became one of the most distinctive producers in the history of Popular Music . He was hailed in his heyday by Tom Wolfe as the "Tycoon of Teen." The originator of the famous " Wall Of Sound " production technique, Spector was a pioneer of the 1960s' Girl Group sound. Later he worked with various artists, including Ike And Tina Turner , The Beatles , and the Ramones . In 1989 , Spector was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a non-performer.

The and produced by Spector.

In later years, Spector increasingly became known for eccentric outbursts, litigiousness, and a reclusive temperament. In 2003 , Spector returned to the public eye when he was arrested on suspicion of murdering 40-year-old actress Lana Clarkson . His murder trial began March 19 , 2007 , with opening statements commencing on April 25 , 2007 .


Early life

Spector was born into a Jewish family in the Bronx , New York .http://www.salon.com/bc/1998/11/cov_10bc.html

  NAME Spector, Harvey Phillip
  SHORT DESCRIPTION Music producer
  DATE OF BIRTH December 26 , 1940
  PLACE OF BIRTH New York City, New York