Music producer Richard Perry died on Christmas Eve. He was 82. Perry produced ‘You’re so Vain’ for Carly Simon and Nilsson Schmilsson for Harry Nilsson.

Richard Perry produced Carly Simon's "You're So Vain."

Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer 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 (Dec 24). He was 82. Pe

Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer 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, a recipient of a…

Richard Perry, a record producer who helped craft hits in the 1970s and '80s, such as Carly Simon's "You're So Vain," died Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Rod Stewart paid an emotional tribute to his 'dear buddy' Richard Perry after he passed away following a cardiac arrest on Christmas Eve