Sunday, March 31, 2013

Phil Ramone, Producer for Music's Biggest Stars, Dies at 79

Phil Ramone, the legendary US music producer behind hits by Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and Barbra Streisand, died Saturday, a trade publication said. He was 72. Ramone — a 14-time Grammy winner once

Phil Ramone, a prolific record producer and engineer who worked with some of the biggest music stars of the last 50 years, including Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon, Billy Joel and Barbra Streisand, died on Saturday in Manhattan. He was 79

Phil Ramone — an oft-honored visionary in the field of audio recording and the presentation of music; who helmed classic albums by Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Paul Simon, Billy Joel and many others over a career that

The list of music stars who enlisted producer and engineer Phil Ramone read like a who's who of 20th century pop icons, from Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett to Paul Simon and Billy Joel. So when it was announced that Ramone had died on Saturday, at 79,

Phil Ramone stands inside Studio B of the Capitol Records building in Hollywood in 2008. Ramone was known for forging close creative relationships with artists and for the sumptuous sounds of his work, which typified an era of lavish recording budgets.

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Phil Ramone, Producer for Music's Biggest Stars, Dies at 79

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