Phil Spector, Disgraced Music Producer, Dies in Prison at 81

Disgraced record producer, musician and songwriter Phil Spector died in prison at age 81, according to a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

“California Health Care Facility inmate Phillip Spector, [81], was pronounced deceased of natural causes at 6:35 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at an outside hospital,” the facility wrote on Sunday, January 17. “His official cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner in the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.”

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