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Friday, August 29, 2008 at 11:00 AM EDT
Music Producer Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone with Ray Charles

Phil Ramone with Ray Charles

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In an archive edition of On Point, we talk with the man behind hits by Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and Rufus Wainwright.

Guest:

Phil Ramone, music producer. His new book is “Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music.”


 

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Listener comments

  • It was a real pleasure listen to this On Point progam again. This is one the all-time best interviews I have ever heard. Thank you Tom Ashbrook and to the entire On Point production crew.

    Posted by Joe B., on August 29th, 2008 at 5:27 pm EDT

  • I agree, this one is a gem and I particularly loved that Ramone bowed to Tom Dowd, Atlantic’s genius engineer.

    Any chance of putting this show in the current lineup of podcasts? I’d like to have it on my iPod but it’s so old there’s no way to get it.

    Posted by Richard, on August 30th, 2008 at 7:56 am EDT

  • Great show. Phil was such a regular guy that got some great breaks and opportunities. Hearing a little of what goes into producing/recording was fascinating. I am sending this show to my youngest son who plays piano and loves computers and composing on them.

    Vicki

    Posted by Vicki Alba, on August 30th, 2008 at 9:53 pm EDT

  • Very glad to see to the response to this show.

    Unfortunately, this one won’t be podcasted, only streamed. Like many of our music-heavy shows, there are copyright issues with podcasting.

    Posted by Wen Stephenson, on September 1st, 2008 at 2:30 pm EDT
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