Legendary record producer Richard Perry—who was nominated for seven Grammys and worked with the likes of Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Ringo Starr, and Art Garfunkel—died at 82 on Dec. 24, 2024. The producer behind hits like Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” and The Pointer Sisters’ “Jump (For My Love)” also dated actress Jane Fonda from 2009 to 2017.

Hitmaking record producer Richard Perry has died at 82. With a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds, his many highlights included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “Great American Songbook” series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles.

Music producer Richard Perry, who was behind hits by Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Tiny Tim and scores of other singing stars, died Tuesday. He was 82.

American music producer who worked with The Beatles, Richard Perry, has died aged 82. His close friend, Daphna Kastner, confirmed he died in a Los Angeles Hospital on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest. She said: "He maximized his time here" before calling him a "father friend" and the godfather to her son.

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.

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).