Phil Spector

Supreme Court Rejects Phil Spector's Appeal

AP | Posted 02.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has rejected Phil Spector's appeal of his conviction for killing actress Lana Clarkson. The court did not comment Tue...

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A Letterman Christmas: It's the Most Wonderful Night of the Year

Donald Liebenson | Posted 02.21.2012

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On Friday, Darlene Love, now a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, will grace Letterman's holiday show for the 18th time performing the very best Christmas song from the album, A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector.

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Last Chance: Phil Spector To Appeal Murder Conviction To Supreme Court

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 02.15.2012

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LOS ANGELES — A lawyer for imprisoned music legend Phil Spector is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review his murder conviction, arguing his co...

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Phil Spector's Christmas Album: The. Best. Christmas. Album. Ever.

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 02.11.2012

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"Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" -- is that not one of the greatest expressions of the holiday spirit you have ever heard? And it came from the messianic fantasies of a twisted Jewish kid from the Bronx.

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What's The Greatest Holiday Song Of All Time?

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Dean Martin, Holiday Songs, Phil Spector, Christmas Songs, Irving Berlin, The Ronettes, Frank Sinatra, Frosty the Snowman, Fifty News

Try as you might to delay the stresses of holiday shopping and planning, the season is upon us, and that means holiday music -- everywhere. In shoppin...

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10 Fresh Holiday Albums You Actually Want To Hear This Year

www.high50.com | Posted 12.04.2011

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Ready to hang yourself with the tinsel if you hear Slade one more time? Here are the ten festive records you do want to hear this year....

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Rock and Roll Never Forgets: An Interview With Bob Seger

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.21.2012

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WATCH: Scorsese Turns Lens On 'Quietest Beatle' In HBO Documentary

Posted 12.04.2011

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Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese decided to turn the lens on the Beatle's "quietest member" in a documentary called "George Harrison: Li...

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Andrew Oldham's Tales of Getting (Rolling) Stoned

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.18.2011

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What do Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones have in common, aside from being musical geniuses who changed the world? They all worked with Andrew Loog Oldham while he was still a teenager.

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CA Supreme Court Refuses Phil Spector Appeal

AP | Posted 10.17.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The California Supreme Court on Thursday refused to consider legendary rock music producer Phil Spector's appeal of his murder con...

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PHOTO: Al Pacino Rocks Crazy Disguise For New Film

Posted 09.11.2011

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A legendary music producer who helped shepherd in R&B and worked with some of the biggest names in rock history, Phil Spector's career already warrant...

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Women Who Rock: LA Stories from the Rock Hall of Fame's New Show

S.X. Rosenstock | Posted 07.16.2011

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Wanda Jackson and Darlene Love are game-changers that allowed fans to reckon the authorship of the rock and roll genre with new clarity.

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Thirty Years Of Sublime Rock 'n' Roll: A Conversation With Marshall Crenshaw, Plus Chatting With Petra Haden, Cory Mon and Wes Kirkpatrick

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.11.2011

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Back in 1981, Marshall Crenshaw's single "Something's Gonna Happen" was released on Shake Records, initiating his string of critically acclaimed classic albums and 45s. Now Marshall, celebrating 30 years of music-making, sits down to talk.

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HuffPost Exclusive: Jim Bianco "Sinners," Plus a Conversation with The Crystals' La La Brooks and PBS Premieres Rock, Pop & Doo Wop

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Presented here is an exclusive HuffPost premiere of the Jim Bianco single, "Sinners," which just might become your new favorite party anthem.

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A Love Story: Darlene Love, New Inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced and the honorees include, finally (Let me hear you say Hallelujah! - I've been sayin...

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WATCH: What To Expect From This Week's Concerts

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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The holidays are stressful and are often accompanied by terrible music. Do yourself a favor and check out one of the many shows this week that are ha...

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Al Pacino To Play Phil Spector In TV Movie

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — HBO says Al Pacino is set to star as legendary record producer Phil Spector in a TV film to be written and directed by David Mamet (M...

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Best (Early) Christmas Ever: A Conversation With Rock 'n' Roll Legend Ronnie Spector

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

"We've had a love affair for like forty years, Keith [Richards] and I. I told him that it was too bad that I didn't marry him because that would have worked out better for me. Our kids would have had amazing hair, you know?"

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From New York to Heligoland: Conversations With Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja and The Hundred In The Hands, Plus KT Tunstall's Video Exclusives Pts. 4 & 5

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Usually Massive Attack's projects are almost like a song cycle. What was the approach while making your the new album, Heligoland?

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Inside Phil & Rachelle Spector's Unusual Marriage

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALHAMBRA, Calif. — In the often weird world of show business marriages, the love story of Phil and Rachelle Spector is among the strangest. The...

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Pop Goes the Pope

Jim Watkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Finally, John Lennon can truly rest in peace. The Vatican has forgiven him, and his fellow Beatles, in what could well be the worst attempt ever to change the subject.

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Phil Spector Assaulted In Jail: Report

nydailynews.com | Rush & Molloy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Has Phil Spector gotten a bloody taste of jail-yard justice? The hot-tempered music legend is minding his tongue after having several teeth knocked ou...

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Phil Spector Appeals Murder Conviction

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction o...

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The Perfect Semitic Storm: Five Reasons Everybody Should Buy the New Christmas Albums by Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan And Barry Manilow This Season

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don't crucify me, but sometimes it takes a Jew to make truly great Christmas music. Irving Berlin wrote "White Christmas" poolside at the Arizona Biltmore.

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The Best Holiday CD Ever Made (See If You Don't Agree)

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

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There are many morals to the Phil Spector story, but I prefer to turn away from this sad tale to what may well have been his greatest triumph. I mean: A Christmas Gift for You, the best holiday album ever made.

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