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Spector, 69, who revolutionized pop music in the 1960s with his layered "Wall of Sound" production technique, was convicted in April of second-degree murder by a Los Angeles jury after a second trial. The first trial deadlocked in 2007. Lana Clarkson, 40, a B-movie actress, died of a shot to the mouth, fired from Spector's gun in the foyer of his mock castle home outside Los Angeles on February 3, 2003. The two met hours earlier at a Hollywood nightclub. Spector, wearing a black suit and looking pale and tense, showed no emotion when Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Fidler sentenced him to 19 years to life in prison. He must spend 19 years in prison before he is eligible for parole. At that time, Spector will be 88. Defense attorney Doron Weinberg said Spector would appeal the conviction. The reclusive producer, who worked with The Ronettes, The Beatles, Cher and Leonard Cohen at the height of his fame, did not testify at either trial, but maintains his innocence. Weinberg said in court papers filed this week that Spector insists "he did not kill Lana Clarkson, and he is not responsible for her death." Prosecutors said the shooting of Clarkson was part of a pattern of gun play and violence that Spector displayed toward women over the past 20 years, saying he had a problem with rage and was "a bully." Spector's lawyers claimed Clarkson was depressed about her failing career and committed suicide. She worked as a hostess at the House of Blues in West Hollywood when she met the man who produced songs like the Righteous Brothers' hit "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin.'" Clarkson starred in such little-known movies as "Barbarian Queen" and "Amazon Women on the Moon." Clarkson's family has also filed a wrongful death civil suit against Spector, which has yet to be heard. "Lana was my first child, my oldest child and a precious gift. ... The impact of Lana's loss has changed all of our lives. All of our plans together are destroyed. Now I can only visit her at the cemetery," Clarkson's mother, Donna, told the court before the sentence was announced. Spector paid more than $26,000 to Clarkson's family to cover funeral costs and other expenses. Spector had a troubled early life. His father committed suicide, his sister spent time in mental institutions and Spector suffered bouts of severe depression. Shortly before Clarkson was shot, Spector told British journalist Mick Brown in a rare interview that he had a bipolar personality and had "devils that fight inside me." In 2006, he quietly wed for the fourth time, marrying model/actress Rachelle Short, who is about 30 years his junior. © Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved Share: Del.icio.us Digg Mixx Yahoo! 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