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The Behind the Curtain series is dedicated to the talented people behind the stars, who helped them to shine as brightly as they did: producers, songwriters, session players, etc. This (third) episode is dedicated to the perhaps single most influential producer of pop music, Phil Spector (December 26, 1939 - January 16, 2021). Inspired by the popular music of New York City in the 1950s, tortured by demons, Spector's is a fascinating story of a paranoid and megalomaniac genius, who created some of pop's most enduring evergreens.
We've put together the playlist below to highlight different stages of Spector's career, which you can access here: • Playlist )
1) To Know Him Is To Love Him, The Teddy Bears
2) Da Doo Ron Ron, The Crystals
3) Then He Kissed Me, The Crystals
4) He's A Rebel, The Crystals
5) Be My Baby, The Ronettes
6) The making of Be My Baby
7) Baby, I Love You, The Ronettes
8) Spanish Harlem, Ben E King
9) Chapel of Love, Darlene Love
10) Unchained Melody, Righteous Brothers
11) You've Lost That Loving Feeling, Righteous Brothers
12) Black people reacting to Blue-eyed Soul
13) River Deep, Mountain High, (Ike and) Tina Turner
14) Imagine, John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
15) The Long And Winding Road, The Beatles
16) My Sweet Lord, George Harrison
17) Bangla Desh, George Harrison
18) The Concert for Bangladesh trailer
19) Born To Be With You, Dion
20) Death of a Ladies' Man, Leonard Cohen
21) Rock N' Roll High School, The Ramones
22) Mindweaver, Yoko Ono
23) Phil Spector in I Dream of Jeannie
24) Easy Rider - Airport dealer
25) The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector
If you'd like to find out more about Phil Spector, check out these readings:
"Phil Spector: The Rolling Stone Interview" by Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone: November 1, 1969.
(www.rollingsto...)
"Chapter 10: Phil Spector," from Disgraceland: Musicians Getting Away with Murder and Behaving Very Badly, by Jake Brennan. (www.novelsuspe...)
"The First Tycoon of Teen," from The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby,
by Tom Wolfe.
Tearing Down The Wall of Sound: The Rise And Fall of Phil Spector, by Mick Brown
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