Complex sentence: Original Beat lead guitarist Larry Whitman 9/27/1955-7/26/1997, a devoted fan of the well known pistol packing Pop Producer Phil Spector, was reported to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Split into simpler sentences: Original Beat lead guitarist Larry Whitman 9/27/1955-7/26/1997. Whitman, a devoted fan of the well known pistol packing Pop Producer Phil Spector, was reported to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.