(born 1940), US record producer and songwriter; born Harvey Phillip Spector. He pioneered a ‘wall of sound’ style, using echo and tape loops, and had a succession of hit recordings in the 1960s with groups such as the Ronettes and the Crystals. In 2009 he was convicted of murdering the actress Lana Clarkson.
Definition of Spector, Phil in US English:
Spector, Phil
proper nounˈspektər
(born 1940), US record producer and songwriter; full name Harvey Phillip Spector. He pioneered a “wall of sound” style, using echo and tape loops, and had a succession of hit recordings in the 1960s with groups such as the Ronettes and the Crystals. In 2009, he was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson (1962–2003).