Disgraced former music producer Phil Spector has died aged 81.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has confirmed he died of natural causes on Saturday evening.
TMZ says the 81-year-old was diagnosed with coronavirus four weeks ago and was transferred from his prison cell to a hospital.
Spector, who transformed pop with his “wall of sound” recordings, worked with the Beatles, the Righteous Brothers and Ike and Tina Turner.
In 2009, he was convicted of the 2003 murder of Hollywood actress Lana Clarkson.
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