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Report: Versatile music producer Phil Ramone dies at 79

Phil Ramone, a versatile music producer who won 14 Grammy Awards and worked with a glittering roster of stars like Billy Joel, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles and Paul Simon, died in Manhattan on Saturday, The New York Times reported. He was 79.
Ramone's son, Matthew, confirmed the death to the newspaper but did not release a cause.
Born in South Africa, Ramone was raised in Brooklyn, New York. In the late 1950s he co-founded an independent studio called A&R Recording in New York.