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ahhhh........but did he do it? "Mrkite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ALHAMBRA, Calif. - Record producer Phil Spector, the 1960s recording-studio > wizard who created pop music's Wall of Sound, was charged Thursday with > murder in the shooting death of a woman at his home last February. > > > Spector, 63, was expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon in the slaying > of 40-year-old Lana Clarkson (news), a B-movie actress and model found dead > in the foyer of his Alhambra mansion. > > > He has been free on $1 million bail since his arrest for investigation of > murder shortly after the shooting Feb. 3. > > > Spector has denied he killed Clarkson, suggesting in an Esquire magazine > interview that she may have shot herself. After more than six months of > investigation, authorities concluded Spector shot her. > > > Spector is famous for creating the Wall of Sound that involved overdubbing > of multiple instruments, vocals and sound effects create a full, dramatic > effect. The technique changed the way pop records were produced while > bringing fame to groups like the Ronettes and the Crystals. > > > Among the hits bearing his signature style are "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "Then He > Kissed Me" by the Crystals; "Walking in the Rain" by the Ronettes and > "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by the Righteous Brothers. > > > He also worked with Elvis Presley (news) and Ike and Tina Turner (news), > produced the last Beatles album, "Let It Be," in 1970, worked with John > Lennon (news) on "Imagine," and helped Yoko Ono (news) produce Lennon's work > after he was killed in 1980. > >
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