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Richard Perry Dies: Music Producer Behind Carly Simon’s ‘You’re So Vain’ & Other Hits Was 82


Richard Perry, a music producer behind hits like Carly Simon's "You're So Vain," has died. He was 82.

Perry made a big name in the 1970s, producing for the likes of Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross, Art Garfunkel, Carly Simon, and Ringo Starr. In the late 1970s, he started his own Planet Records label and signed acts like The Cretones, Pointer Sisters, and Billy Thermal, among many others. TMZ reports that according to Perry’s personal assistant, Ben McCarthy, the producer had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and wasn’t able to communicate anymore verbally.

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