Richard Perry, a renowned music producer with a knack for blending standards and contemporary sounds, passed away at 82. Perry's illustrious career yielded numerous chart-topping hits, including Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain,' Rod Stewart's 'The Great American Songbook' series, and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles. He was celebrated for his collaborative approach, treating artists as equals and guiding them to success.
FILE - Jane Fonda, left, and Richard Perry pose for a photo at the Los Angeles LGBT Center's 46th Anniversary Gala Vanguard Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, Nov. 7, 2015. Perry has died at age 82. with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon ’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart ’s “The Great American Songbook” series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, died Tuesday. He was 82.
Perry was a onetime drummer, oboist and doo-wop singer who proved at home with a wide variety of musical styles, the rare producer to have No. 1 hits on the pop, R&B, dance and country charts. 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.
Perry’s life was a story, in part, of famous friends and the right places. He was backstage for 1950s performances by Little Richard and Chuck Berry, sat in the third row at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival during Otis Redding’s memorable set and attended a recording session for the Rolling Stones’ classic “Let It Bleed” album.
But for Perry and others, the most memorable track was a non-hit, custom made. John Lennon’s “I’m the Greatest” was a mock-anthem for the self-effacing drummer that brought three Beatles into the studio just three years after the band’s breakup. Starr was on drums and sang lead, Lennon was on keyboards and backing vocals and longtime Beatles friend Klaus Voormann played bass. They were still working on the song when Harrison’s assistant phoned, asking if the guitarist could join them.
Perry had helped make pop history the year before as producer of “You’re So Vain,” which he would call the nearest he came to a perfect record. Simon’s scathing ballad about an unnamed lover, with Voormann’s bass runs kicking off the song and Jagger joining on the chorus, hit No. 1 in 1972 and began a long-term debate over Simon’s intended target. Perry’s answer would echo Simon’s own belated response.
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