Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his "Wall of Sound" method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. California state prison officials said he died Saturday (US time) of natural causes at a hospital. Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his castle-like mansion on the edge of Los Angeles. Music producer Phil Spector and his attorney, Roger Rosen, right, leave Los Angeles Superior Court for a break during the start of jury selection in Spectors' murder trial. The secret to his sound: an overdubbed onslaught of instruments, vocals and sound effects that changed the way pop records were recorded.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 17, 2021 16:42 UTC