Spector

British

/ ˈspɛktə /

noun

Phil. born 1940, US record producer and songwriter, noted for the densely orchestrated "Wall of Sound" in his work with groups such as the Ronettes and the Crystals; convicted in 2009 for the second-degree murder (2003) of actress Lana Clarkson

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They auditioned that year for “Wall of Sound” music producer Phil Spector, who signed them to his Philles Records and had them sing backup for other artists until they put out their own music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

She underwrote curatorial travel, including a 1997 trip to the Johannesburg Biennial, where a cohort of American curators, among them Nancy Spector and Thelma Golden, encountered a genuinely global art world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

“None of this would have happened if Chuck Norris wasn’t Chuck Norris,” Spector told MarketWatch in an interview.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Spector said it’s simply hard to look past the fact that Norris is “intensively authentic” — in other words, the tough-guy meme exists for a reason.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

I noticed that my mother had addressed the envelope to The Parents of Ashley, in Care of Neil Spector.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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