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Phil Ramone

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About Phil Ramone

"The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director."

Born Philip Ramone on Jan. 5, 1934, in South Africa. Died March 30, 2013, in New York, New York
Phil Ramone established A & R Recording, a New York-based independent recording studio, in 1959. His growing reputation as a top producer and engineer led him to work with a huge number of top-tier artists, including John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Elton John, Karen Carpenter, the Band, Quincy Jones, Olivia Newton-John, Gloria Estefan, Sinéad O'Connor, and George Michael.
Ramone won his first career GRAMMY for 1964 for Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical) for his work on the classic bossa nova album Getz/Gilberto .
Did you know? Ramone produced the music for the 1980 film One Trick Pony, which marked the first use of optical surround sound in a motion picture.
Ramone served as Chairman of The Recording Academy from 1997–1999. He was awarded a Trustees Award in 2001.
He played a vital role in the annual MusiCares Person of the Year gala, participating as music director for the tributes to Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, Joel, and Barbra Streisand, among others. The annual gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Phil Ramone

Year	Award	Artists	Work	All Nominees
2012	Best Immersive Audio Album	Frank Filipetti, Eric Schilling, Phil Ramone, Larry Rosen	An Evening With Dave Grusin	All Nominees
2012	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Tony Bennett	Duets II	All Nominees
2007	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Tony Bennett	Duets: An American Classic	All Nominees
2006	Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media	Kevin Spacey	Beyond The Sea	All Nominees
2006	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Tony Bennett	The Art Of Romance	All Nominees
2005	Album Of The Year	Ray Charles	Genius Loves Company	All Nominees
2005	Best Immersive Audio Album	Al Schmitt, Robert Hadley, Doug Sax, John R. Burk, Phil Ramone, Herbert Waltl	Genius Loves Company	All Nominees
2005	Best Musical Theater Album	Phil Ramone	The Boy From Oz	All Nominees
2003	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Tony Bennett	Playin' With My Friends - Bennett Sings The Blues	All Nominees
2002	Best Musical Theater Album	Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Phil Ramone	Seussical The Musical	All Nominees
2001	Best Musical Theater Album	Michael John LaChiusa, Phil Ramone	The Wild Party (Album)	All Nominees
1997	Best Musical Theater Album	Phil Ramone	A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Album)	All Nominees
1995	Best Musical Theater Album	Stephen Sondheim, Phil Ramone	Passion	All Nominees
1984	Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical	Phil Ramone	Producer Of The Year	All Nominees
1984	Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media	Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Douglas Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, Shandi Sinnamon	Flashdance	All Nominees
1984	Album Of The Year	Billy Joel	An Innocent Man (Album)	All Nominees
1984	Best Musical Theater Album	Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Phil Ramone	Little Shop Of Horrors (Album)	All Nominees
1984	Record Of The Year	Michael Sembello	Maniac (Single)	All Nominees
1983	Album Of The Year	Billy Joel	The Nylon Curtain (Album)	All Nominees
1981	Album Of The Year	Billy Joel	Glass Houses (Album)	All Nominees
1981	Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical	Phil Ramone		All Nominees
1980	Album Of The Year	Billy Joel	52nd Street	All Nominees
1979	Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical	Phil Ramone	Producer Of The Year	All Nominees
1979	Record Of The Year	Billy Joel	Just The Way You Are	All Nominees
1978	Record Of The Year	Barbra Streisand, Barbra Streisand	Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)	All Nominees
1977	Record Of The Year	Paul Simon, Paul Simon	50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Single)	All Nominees
1976	Best Musical Theater Album	Fred Ebb, John Kander, Phil Ramone	Chicago (Album)	All Nominees
1976	Album Of The Year	Paul Simon, Paul Simon	Still Crazy After All These Years	All Nominees
1975	Best Musical Theater Album	Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Schwartz, Phil Ramone	The Magic Show (Album)	All Nominees
1974	Best Musical Theater Album	Anthony Burgess, Michael J. Lewis, Jerry Moss, Phil Ramone	Cyrano (Album)	All Nominees
1974	Best Musical Theater Album	Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Schwartz, Phil Ramone	Pippin (Album)	All Nominees
1974	Album Of The Year	Paul Simon, Paul Simon	There Goes Rhymin' Simon (Album)	All Nominees
1970	Best Musical Theater Album	Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Henry Jerome, Phil Ramone	Promises, Promises	All Nominees
1967	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Phil Ramone	Joe Williams And Thad Jones - Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra	All Nominees
1967	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Phil Ramone	Presenting Thad Jones - Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra	All Nominees
1965	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Phil Ramone	Getz/Gilberto	All Nominees