Sill's partnership with Lee Hazlewood launched the career of Duane Eddy and many of the studio musicians supporting the act went on to be core members of The Wrecking Crew.<ref name="Paulson 2012"/><ref name="Feldman 2021"/> Sill hired Phil Spector as an apprentice to Leiber and Stoller and later partnered with Spector in the Philles label, the name being a combination of both men's informal first names. <s>In return for his support and generosity (Spector lived in Sill's home for several years),<ref name="Ribowsky 2000 p. 57 Spector in Sill's home"/> Sill was never repaid for his investment in Philles Records and The Wall of Sound.</s><ref name="AllMusic Lester"/> Following this, as a record executive, Sill worked under Don Kirshner where his responsibilities included acts like The Monkeys, The Partridge Family and Carol King.<ref name="King 2012 p. "/><ref name="Lester Sill Dies at 76 Billboard"/>
[[Carol King]] credits Sill for his hospitality and guidance in her memoirs. <ref name="King 2012 p. "/>
== Early life and family ==
|author=[[Wikipedia:Carole King|Carole King]]
|title= "[[Wikipedia: A Natural Woman (book)| ''A Natural Woman, A Memoir'']]"
|source= Grand Central Publishing, (2012)<ref name="King 2012 p. "/>
}}