Phil Spector
Wrecking Crew Guitarist Bill Pitman Dies at 102
PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2022
Bill Pitman — the artist known best as guitarist of the Wrecking Crew who also recorded with the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, the Eve...
John Lennon's 'Plastic Ono Band' Debut Gets the Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Treatment
PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2021
After a selection of John Lennon's solo material was remixed for a box set last year, his 1970 solo debut John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band will...
Phil Spector Dead at 81
PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2021
"Wall of Sound" production legend Phil Spector has died. This morning it was revealed the producer died of "natural causes" on Saturday (Se...
R.I.P. Wrecking Crew Drummer Hal Blaine
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2019
Hal Blaine, best known for his work with the Wrecking Crew, has passed away at the age of 90 from natural causes. Blaine began drumming i...
R.I.P. Barbara Ann Alston of the Crystals
PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2018
Barbara Ann Alston of Phil Spector girl ground the Crystals has died at the age of 74. According to her daughter, she passed away last Frid...
Ailing Phil Spector Reportedly Loses Ability to Speak in Prison
PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2014
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Phil Spector. Not only is the pioneering "wall of sound" producer in prison after being found...
Phil Spector Unveils Philles Box Set
PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2011
As questionable as producer/prison inmate Phil Spector's life has been the last several years, you can't deny the indelible impact he's had...
Al Pacino to Play Phil Spector in HBO Film
PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2010
In perhaps the greatest/worst casting decision this year, HBO Films has announced that Al Pacino will be playing super-producer Phil Specto...