The hitmaking record producer behind many successes — including a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles — died on Tuesday.

Richard Perry, the record producer behind You're So Vain and other hits, worked with some of the greatest artists of his time, including Carly Simon, Rod Stewart and Ringo Starr. He was also behind a near-total reunion of the Beatles three years after the band broke up.

Richard Perry, the legendary record producer behind iconic hits like Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain, has passed away at 82. Perry died on Tuesday at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering cardiac arrest,