Phil Spector News

The Righteous Brothers can rightfully claim to have fathered the genre “blue-eyed soul,” and as the singer who held down the low-end of the duo, Bill Medley's voice—raw and emotional—is a virtual trademark in popular music. In the mid-1960s, the Righteous Brothers became a fixture on Top Forty radio, with You're My Soul and Inspiration, Unchained Melody and You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, the most played song in American radio history and more. For his Three Stages performance, the Grammy award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will be joined on stage by his daughter McKenna Medley.

Rock and Roll icon Ronnie Spector has announced the return of her production 'Beyond The Beehive' to Bridge Street Live in Collinsville, CT on May 4th. The theatrical production depicting her life story in monologue, images and song was met with overwhelming critical acclaim in its initial New York City run last year. The latest version of Ronnie's multi-media production chronicles her fascinating 50-year journey through Rock and Roll with stories, video and still images, as well as upwards of fifteen live songs backed by her full band. Tickets for 'Beyond The Beehive' are available at Bridge Street Live box office, online at www.41bridgestreet.com and by phone at 860 693-9762.

Bette Midler is official back on Broadway as of last night, and she recently revealed that she's already eyeing up her next project. According to Showbiz411, Midler is looking into making a new album that will tribute vintage girl groups, such as the Crystals and the Chiffons. It will also include 'some Phil Spector-like Christmas songs with notable back up singers and stars like Darlene Love and others from the current documentary "Twenty Five Feet from Stardom."'

The RadioChick, in association with Sony Television Pictures, presents THE GONG SHOW LIVE, the greatest show in human history brought to life onstage for the first time on earth. The pre-off-Broadway-tryout-six-month-event will run May 2 - October 3 at The Cutting Room in New York City.

Playing Phil Spector and Jack Kevorikian wasn't enough for Al Pacino. So HBO enlisted him to play every murderer in their biopics. Including Amanda Knox. Check out the sketch below!

Smokey Joe's Cafe is a compelling rock 'n' roll musical revue that encompasses the timeless songs of the inventors of this music genre, Leiber and Stoller. Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded including hits as: On Broadway, Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Stand By Me, Spanish Harlem, Love Potion #9, and Young Blood, Yakety Yak, I'm A Woman. Smokey Joe's Cafe transforms classic pop music into compelling musical theatre and each song is a trip down the corridors of American culture.

La compañia 'The Marshmallow Girls' estrena el musical I GOT GERSHWIN el proximo sabado 6 de abril 22h, en el Almeria Teatre de Barcelona. El espectaculo estara todos los fines de semana del mes de abril en cartel, los sabados a las 22h y los domingos a las 20h.

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Rachelle Spector, wife of seven years of the imprisoned producer Phil Spector, told The Hollywood Reporter while discussing David Mamet's HBO film PHIL SPECTOR that she is working on a Broadway musical about her husband's life.

Academy Award(R) winners Al Pacino (HBO's 'You Don't Know Jack'; 'Scent of a Woman') and Helen Mirren (HBO's 'Elizabeth I'; 'The Queen') star in HBO Films' PHIL SPECTOR.

Legendary songwriter, Beverly Ross—one of the architects of rock & roll and composer of “Lollipop” (The Chordettes) and “The Girl of My Best Friend” (ELVIS), emerges with her salacious tell-all memoir: I Was the First Woman Phil Spector Killed.

Rachelle Spector, singer and wife of legendary music producer Phil Spector, is set to release her single, PS I Love You, on March 18. An EP with 5 more songs will be released later this spring through Genius 4Ever Records.

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Smokey Joe's Cafe is a compelling rock 'n' roll musical revue that encompasses the timeless songs of the inventors of this music genre, Leiber and Stoller. Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded including hits as: On Broadway, Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Stand By Me, Spanish Harlem, Love Potion #9, and Young Blood, Yakety Yak, I'm A Woman. Smokey Joe's Cafe transforms classic pop music into compelling musical theatre and each song is a trip down the corridors of American culture.

California multi-instrumentalist Maston's new LP Shadows, is available for full-stream on Impose today. Check out the full LP - out via Trouble in Mind on February 12 - here!

The first trailer for David Mamet's upcoming HBO film PHIL SPECTOR, featuring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, has just bee released. Check it out below!

HBO will present the premiere of the new original biopic PHIL SPECTOR on Sunday, March 24th at 9/8c. The cable network has just released the first official trailer for the film. Check it out below!

More than 130 guitars-owned by greats including Roy Rogers, Charlie Christian, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Woody Guthrie, Buddy Holly, Les Paul and others-will be displayed together for the first time ever, when Guitars! Roundups to Rockers, presented by Eli Lilly & Company, opens at The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art on Saturday, March 9. The exhibit explores the Western connections of guitars and artists who have provided the soundtrack for America. The experience, including interactive content, is guaranteed to appeal to guitar gearheads, musicians and everyday music lovers of genres from Western swing to wailing rock, thrashing punk to bouncing jazz.

The Broadhurst Theatre box office opens tomorrow, Friday, January 25 at 10:00 AM for LUCKY GUY, starring two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, in the final work by three-time Academy Award-nominee Nora Ephron and directed by two-time Tony Award-winner George C. Wolfe. The Broadhurst Theatre is located at 235 West 44th Street. The production will play a strictly limited engagement. Opening night is Monday, April 1. Previews begin Friday, March 1.