#richard perry

[rolloroberson]

Jump into the Fire - Harry Nilsson (listen to that magnificent voice, Herbie Flowers detuning his bass and Jim Gordon on drums)

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Casey Affleck, swamp pop singer Rod Bernard, Sid Bernstein, Joe Besser, Cantinflas, John Cazale, Kid Creole, Del The Funky Homosapien,  Cecil B. DeMille, Leslie Duncan, George Hamilton, Roy Hay, Heintje, Mark Knopfler, Greg Langston (The Next, No Alternative), Ron Mael, Tiny McCloud, Pat Metheny, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Alexei Nikolaevich, Peter Ostroushko, Buck Owens, Marjorie Reynolds, Theodore Scaife, Erwin Alexander Schrödinger, Lakeith Stanfield, Matt Thiessen (Reliant K), Stefanos Tsitsipas, Mladen Vukic, Porter Wagoner, Deborah Walley, Wednesday 13, Jane Wyatt, and recording artist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Derrek Van Eaton. 

Classic rock-philes and deep Beatles fans will recognize him from the brother band Lon & Derrek Van Eaton. Prior to their association with Apple Records (the record label created by The Beatles), they were part of the eccentric New York-based folk rock band Jacob’s Creek. They shared a studio with Simon & Garfunkel and released one album on Columbia in 1969. Two years later, John Lennon and George Harrison “discovered” them as a brother-act duo and signed them to Apple. The Van Eaton’s music blended urban folk and dreamy rock with a blues-gospel undercurrent, which perfectly coincided with the sounds of Badfinger and latter-day Beatles. The Van Eaton’s excellent BROTHER album was co-produced by George with Klaus Voorman. The Van Eatons toured the USA to promote BROTHER. Their 1972 tour brought them to where I was living in Huntingdon PA, where they played Ellis Hall at Juniata College (I stood listening from outside, a lad with no ticket money).  

The BROTHER album launched a long association with George, Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, and other travelers in the Apple/Beatle legacy that unfolded in the 1970s. Then the Van Eatons became studio session players favored by producer Richard Perry, who hired them for recordings with Art Garfunkel, Martha Reeves, and Carly Simon. Perry also produced the Van Eaton’s 1975 WHO DO YOU OUT DO album. Following that era, the brothers created a non-profit film and music company called Imagine a Better World. 

The Van Eaton brothers since have released sporadic works (duo and solo), notably their acclaimed 1996 cover of “Apple of my Eye” on the COME & GET IT Badfinger tribute album. In 2013 they issued a career-spanning anthology with new recordings with contributions from Ringo Starr, Jim Keltner, Klaus Voormann, and Gary Wright, and the Van Eatons are still active in musical and spiritual pursuits. 

Some years ago I met Derrek some years ago at church we were both attending in Pennsylvania (where I picked his brains about that 1972 concert I heard but couldn’t see), and the last time we crossed paths was at a Monkees concert in Denver in 2011. Even in passive meet-ups I can see the creative spark in Derrek’s eyes. Here’s one of my favorite Van Eaton cuts “Sun Song” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5VSJmb2VI0...Meanwhile, HB DVE and thank you for your years of remarkable creativity and soul.

#derrekvaneaton #lonanderrekvaneaton #brother #applerecords #birthday #georgeharrison #ringostarr #klausvoorman #richardperry #peteham #badfinger

[blixtbaby]

1973..

[greensparty]

Remembering Richard Perry 1942-2024

Music producer Richard Perry has died at 82. He was a legendary producer of loads of pop artists, notably in the 1970s especially Carly Simon, Rod Stewart, Harry Nilsson, Diana Ross and more. He produced two of Sir Ringo Starr's best solo albums: 1973's Ringo and 1974's Goodnight Vienna.

The link above is the obit from Variety.

[balsanja]

In memory of producer Richard Perry

[odk-2]

Ringo Starr - Photograph (1973) Richard Starkey / George Harrison from: "Photograph" / "Down and Out" (Single) "Ringo" (LP|CD)

Rock/Pop

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Personnel: Ringo Starr: Lead Vocals / Drums George Harrison: 12-String Acoustic Guitar / Backing Vocals Bobby Keyes: Tenor Saxophone Vini Poncia: Acoustic Guitar / Backing Vocals Jimmy Calvert: Acoustic Guitar Nicky Hopkins: Piano Klaus Voormann: Bass Lon Van Eaton: Percussion Derrek Van Eaton: Percussion Jim Keltner: Drums

Jack Nitzsche: Orchestral and Choral Arrangements

Produced by Richard Perry

Recorded: @ Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California USA March, 1973

Orchestral and Choral Overdubs Recorded: @ The Burbank Studios on June 23, 1973

Single Released: on September 24, 1973 Apple Records

Album Released: on November 2, 1973 Apple Records

CD Reissue: 1991 Apple / Capitol Records

[julio-viernes]

Richard Perry también produjo un elepé muy chulo para Ella Fitzgerarld en 1969, "Ella", publicado por el sello Reprise, un álbum con buenas versiones de música rhythm and blues ("Get Ready", "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game", "Ooo Baby Baby", "Knock On Wood"), de Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Burt Bacharach y Beatles, "Got To Get You Into My Life" y un fantástico y "souleado", "Savoy Truffle". En realidad se lleva la palma Smokey Robinson con tres versiones de canciones suyas.

[radiomaxmusic]

In Memoriam / Richard Perry (1942 - 2024

Richard Van Perry (June 18, 1942 – December 24, 2024) was an American record producer. He began as a performer in his adolescence while attending Poly Prep, his high school in Brooklyn. After graduating from college he rose through the late 1960s and early 1970s to become a successful and popular record producer with more than 12 gold records to his credit by 1982. From 1978 to 1983, he ran his…

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

12. You're So Vain by Carly Simon debuted Dec 72 and peaked at number one, scoring 1701 points.

The song was produced by Richard Perry. Richard's first production credit was on Tiny Tim's number 17 hit in 1968, Tiptoe Through the Tulips, and the album God Bless Tiny Tim. His other hits include Without You (Nilsson), Stoney End (Barbra Streisand), Photograph (Ringo Starr), and all seven of The Pointer Sisters' top ten hits as a trio, beginning with Fire (1978).

Richard passed away yesterday 12/24/24, at the age of 82.

[mitjalovse]

Are those weird musical players understood as anything else than circus freaks? Tiny Tim, for instance, tried to, for instance, to be seen as a legitimate musician. I mean, his second album contains some fine material, yet who paid attention to his other side then? They wished for the funny falsetto guy. Then again, there's something highly ironic about a couple of choices on this LP. Look, him covering the old rock chestnut that was released during the time rock was seen as a novelty? Yes, I'm sure Tiny Tim sort of understood his own place on the scene more than anyone would be willing to admit. Sadly, many continue to comprehend him as a weirdo, so hear me out – he should've released his second album before the debut. Yes, but would anyone give him a chance to show another side?

[yuri-anderperry]

yes this includes mr keating

[elle8n]

This movie changed my live <3

[got-the-cheese-touch]

medicine

law

business

engineering.

these are all noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.

but poetry,

beauty,

romance,

love,

these are what we stay alive for.

happy aniversary dead poets society. you make me bawl like a little baby every time.

[charlie-why-do-they-swoon]

[alltimesos]