Legendary producer Phil Ramone dies at 79
02 April 2013, 13:21
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
-Photo by Ken Weingart.
Legendary producer and CD pioneer, Phil Ramone has passed away at the age of 79.
The recording engineer and composer in his own right, Ramone is best known for working with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Paul Simon and more.
He also made his way into history books when Sony released the first ever compact disc of the Ramone-produced 52nd Street by Billy Joel.
Ramone died of an aortic aneurysm, having been hospitalised since February.
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