Richard Perry

Richard Perry commands my respect for that rarest gift, a great ear. Brooklyn-born and Michigan-educated, he rose through the late sixties into one of the era's defining producers, with over a dozen Gold records and four Platinum by 1982. He worked the unglamorous side of the glass, shaping sound and sending artists out polished, and much of the richness of American pop from that period owes itself to people like him. Learning he passed on Christmas Eve 2024 left me a little melancholy. But the records endure, and to me that lasting sound is the truest medal a producer can earn.

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Name (English)

Richard Perry

Name (Japanese)

リチャード・ペリー

Reading

りちゃーど・ぺりー

Born

June 18, 1942 – December 24, 2024

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

record producer / composer / musician / bandleader

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

University

University of Michigan

• Official sitehttps://richardperrymusic.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Perry
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7328376

Tags

• New York
• record producer
• composer
• musician

Last updated

September 25, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.