Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81
In this May 23, 2005 photo music producer Phil Spector appears during his trial at the Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles. Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who was later convicted of murder, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at age 81. (Damian Dovarganes/AP, File)