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Richard Perry RIP
Record producer Richard Perry - known as the man with the golden touch - has died in hospital in Los Angeles.
He was 82. Cause of death was listed as a heart attack.
Mr. Perry, a native of New York City, worked with many of the elite from the recording industry including Barbra Streisand.
His production efforts include You're So Vain and To All The Girls I've Loved Before among many many more.
Mr. Perry's obituary & life story is well worth reading.
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Re: Richard Perry RIP
unclefester wrote:
Mr. Perry's obituary & life story is worth reading.
And you can read some of it in the AP story below. Here's a small sample.
"He was on hand for Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” and The Pointer Sisters’ “I’m So Excited,” Tiny Tim’s novelty smash “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” and the Willie Nelson-Julio Iglesias lounge standard “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before.”
Richard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’ and other hits, dies at 82
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Re: Richard Perry RIP
Richard really had a knack for producing the best album or albums for the artists that he worked with. Along with those mentioned, he was behind the board for Burton Cummings' first two albums and the single 'Stand Tall', the biggest hit of his solo career. To understand Richard's greatness you need only listen to Badfinger's original nondescript version of 'Without You', compared to his arrangement for Nilsson.
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