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Ronnie Spector Dies: Iconic “Be My Baby” Singer Who Fronted ’60s Girl Group The Ronettes Was 78
Ronnie Spector, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who fronted classic 1960s girl group the Ronettes, delivered the iconic vocal on their hit “Be My Baby,” and counted many of rock’s biggest names as fans, died today of cancer. She was 78.
Here family shared the news on her official website: “Our beloved earth angel…
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Peter Bart: Remembering Phil Spector’s Career-Ending ‘The Last Movie’
Though renowned for his music, Phil Spector also harbored an ambition to direct and produce movies, and in 1966 asked me to drop by his house so he could explain his plan. At the time, I was a reporter covering politics for The New York Times in Los Angeles and had met Spector at a political party.
Spector, then 25…
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By Peter Bart
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Ronnie Spector On Phil Spector: “A Brilliant Producer, But A Lousy Husband”
Singer Ronnie Spector was married to producer Phil Spector, who died today at 81, from 1968-74. Although the marriage saw much commercial success, with hits like “Be My Baby,” “Baby, I Love You,” “The Best Part of Breakin’ Up,” “Do I Love You? and ‘Walking in the Rain,” Ronnie Spector later claimed abuse during their…
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By Bruce Haring
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Phil Spector Dies: “Wall Of Sound” Producer Convicted Of Murder Was 81
Phil Spector, the producer whose groundbreaking “Wall of Sound” recording technique powered some of the biggest songs and acts in music before he was convicted of a 2003 murder, died Saturday at an undisclosed hospital. He was 81.
He had been diagnosed with Covid-19 several weeks ago, but official cause of death will…
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By Bruce Haring
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Hot TV Trailer: ‘Phil Spector’
HBO‘s Phil Spector has its first full trailer (replete with some pretty fabulous wigs). Al Pacino plays the music producer who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson. Helen Mirren is defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden who represented Spector during his first trial. David Mamet…
Big Names Tackle Big Subject Matter In HBO’s ‘Phil Spector’: TCA
Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage.
Phil Spector is, in a sense, being retried in the court of artistic expression in the HBO biopic Phil Spector that debuts this spring featuring the typically impressive HBO pedigree: Al Pacino in the title role as Spector and Helen Mirren as his co-star. Oh, and…
Helen Mirren To Replace Bette Midler In HBO's Phil Spector Biopic
EXCLUSIVE: Less than a week after filming of the HBO Films movie Phil Spector was suspended after co-star Bette Midler had to pull out for medical reasons, the producers of the David Mamet-written and directed movie have found a replacement. And boy did they deliver. Oscar winner Helen Mirren has been tapped to star…
And In Other Film Deals…
HBO has Al Pacino moving from Jack Kevorkian to playing Phil Spector in a film directed by David Mamet. I can tell you that Cameron Crowe tried for years to make a studio feature film about Mr. Wall Of Sound with Tom Cruise playing the gun-toting volatile record producer. But eventually they dropped it because at the…
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