Richard Perry has died at the age of 82. The legendary music producer died on Dec. 24 at a Los Angeles hospital from cardiac arrest, his longtime friend Daphna Kastner told the Associated Press. She referred to him as a “father friend,

Perry, who started out as a drummer, was behind hits by Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Tiny Tim and scores of other singing stars.

Perry worked behind the scenes with some of the industry's brightest stars including Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Neil Diamond, and more

Iconic music producer Richard Perry has passed away at the age of 82 after suffering from cardiac arrest. His friend Daphna Kastner confirmed the sad news and said, “He maximized his time here. He was generous,

The recent death of music legend Richard Perry, best known for producing hit songs like Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” has sent shockwaves across the music world. Accordingly, fans have become curious about the circumstances surrounding his death with many fans wondering what the cause was.

Perry got his start in the music biz doing novelty songs like “Safe as Milk” by Captain Beefheart and Tiny Tim’s immortal “Tiptoe Through the Tulips.” He worked extens

Richard Perry, who produced Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain,' Rod Stewart's 'Great American Songbook' and Barbra Streisand's genre switch, dies at 82.

The onetime drummer, oboist and doo-wop singer became the rare producer to have No. 1 hits on the pop, R&B, dance and country charts.

Richard Perry, a prominent record producer known for his work with Carly Simon and Barbra Streisand, died Tuesday at age 82. Richard Perry, the record producer who had a hand in creating dozens of pop hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s,

Richard Perry, a prominent record producer who helped craft dozens of hits with a polished pop sound throughout the 1970s and ’80s, such as Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles.

We lost one of the greats this week, when producer Richard Perry died at age 82. Like such contemporary producers as Jack Antonoff, Finneas, Daniel Nigro and Greg Kurstin, Perry was almost as famous as the artists he worked with (at least among pop music obsessives).