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Phil Spector, Music Producer Known for the ‘Wall of Sound,’ Dies at 81 – The New York Times
One of the most influential figures in popular music, he was serving a prison sentence for the murder of a woman who was fatally shot in his home in 2003.
After Theres No Other (Like My Baby) and Uptown reached the Top 20, Mr. Spector was keen to have the Crystals record the Gene Pitney composition Hes a Rebel immediately. To speed things along, he enlisted the Blossoms, a well-known Los Angeles back-up group, and recorded them under the Crystals name, with Darlene Wright (whose last name he changed to Love) on lead. The record became Philless first No. 1 hit.
Mr. Spector shuffled his singers at will. He drafted Ms. Love and another Blossom, Fanita…
