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Music producer Phil Ramone a humble genius
Grammy-winning record producer/engineer Phil Ramone has twiddled the knobs for some of modern music's biggest-selling, most influential performers: Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Paul Simon and Carly Simon, among others. Considering his ability to connect with both his artists and the listening public, it's not unfair to call him a recording-studio genius. (23/10) Read
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