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Phil Spector

1939 - 2021

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Harvey Phillip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter who is best known for pioneering recording practices in the 1960s, followed by his trials and conviction for murder in the 2000s. Spector developed the Wall of Sound, a production technique involving a densely textured sound created through layering tone colors, resulting in a compression and chorusing effect not replicable through electronic means. Considered the first auteur of the music industry,: 23  he is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in pop music history and one of the most successful producers of the 1960s.: 1  Born in the Bronx, Spector relocated to Los Angeles as a teenager and co-founded the Teddy Bears in 1958, writing their chart-topping single "To Know Him Is to Love Him". Mentored by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, by 1960, he co-established Philles Records, becoming the youngest U.S. label owner at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Spector is the 11th most popular producer (down from 8th in 2019), the 1,532nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,011th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Producer.

Phil Spector is most famous for being a music producer and songwriter. He is best known for his Wall of Sound technique.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Phil Spector ranks 11 out of 140. Before him are Robert Evans, Rick Rubin, Dino De Laurentiis, René Angélil, Simon Cowell, and Jerry Bruckheimer. After him are David O. Selznick, Louis B. Mayer, Toshio Suzuki, Joseph M. Schenck, Joel Silver, and Gene Roddenberry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Phil Spector ranks 61. Before him are Alfredo Palacio, Carlo Ginzburg, Beate Klarsfeld, Henry Mintzberg, Ion Țiriac, and Princess Irene of the Netherlands. After him are Claude François, Joel Schumacher, Mark Margolis, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Dale T. Mortensen, and Chandra Bahadur Dangi. Among people deceased in 2021, Phil Spector ranks 68. Before him are Jorge Medina, Abdul Qadeer Khan, John Magufuli, Pat Hitchcock, Viktor Bryukhanov, and Osamu Yamaji. After him are Norman Lloyd, Giampiero Boniperti, Edward de Bono, Edita Gruberová, Milva, and Rodney Alcala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Spector ranks 1,532 out of 20,380. Before him are Thelonious Monk (1917), Ronald Wayne (1934), Eric Roberts (1956), Thomas Pynchon (1937), Gary Sinise (1955), and Matthew Perry (1969). After him are Kelly LeBrock (1960), Etta James (1938), George Stigler (1911), Jackie Robinson (1919), Barbara Bel Geddes (1922), and Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Phil Spector ranks 7. Before him are Walt Disney (1901), Harvey Weinstein (1952), Kathleen Kennedy (1953), Robert Evans (1930), Rick Rubin (1963), and Jerry Bruckheimer (1943). After him are David O. Selznick (1902), Joel Silver (1952), Gene Roddenberry (1921), Aaron Spelling (1923), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), and Albert R. Broccoli (1909).

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