These people may be off the radar, due to 'it happened decades ago' for most of the readers here, but Phil Ramone produced a truck load of great music and with great musicians:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/ar...dayspaper&_r=0


Among the performers whose music Ramone produced are Clay Aiken, Burt Bacharach, The Band, Bono, Laura Branigan, Ray Charles, Karen Carpenter, Chicago, Peter Cincotti, Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Sheena Easton, Melissa Errico, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Elton John, Quincy Jones, Patricia Kaas, B.B. King, Julian Lennon, Shelby Lynne, Madonna, Barry Manilow, Richard Marx, Paul McCartney, George Michael, Liza Minnelli, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John, Sinéad O'Connor, Fito Páez, Luciano Pavarotti (including the Pavarotti and Friends Charity Concerts in Modena Italy), Peter, Paul and Mary, André Previn, Diane Schuur, Carly Simon, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, Rod Stewart, James Taylor, The Guess Who, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder and Nikki Yanofsky. He is also credited with having recorded Marilyn Monroe's intoxicated version of "Happy Birthday to You" to President John F. Kennedy.

And, Paul Williams, the writer, who founded Crawdaddy, and basically invented cogent commentary in regards to reviewing rock music:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/ar...pagewanted=all

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