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.

Richard Perry, who produced Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain,' Rod Stewart's 'Great American Songbook' and Barbra Streisand's genre switch, dies at 82.

Barbra Streisand celebrated Richard Perry's "uncanny ability to pick the hits" in a tribute to the late producer, who died this week at the age of 82. Streisand worked with Perry on two albums, Stoney End and Barbra Joan Streisand,

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).

Perry, who started out as a drummer, was behind hits by Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Tiny Tim and scores of other singing stars.

Producer Richard Perry, who died at 82 on Christmas Eve, left behind a musical legacy that can be seen as a roadmap of Seventies and Eighties pop.

Known for his work with Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, the Pointer Sisters and many others, he was one of the most reliable hitmakers in the business.

Richard Perry — who produced “You’re so Vain” for Carly Simon and Nilsson Schmilsson for Harry Nilsson — has died. News of his death was confirmed to the Associated Press by his friend, Daphna Kastner Keitel, who said the cause of death was cardiac arrest. He was 82.

Richard Perry died on Dec. 24 from cardiac arrest at the age of 82. He was a well-known music producer who worked with stars like Barbra Streisand and Ringo Starr and was in a long-term relationship with actress Jane Fonda from 2009 until 2017.

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.