“It’s like the director of a film. It doesn’t matter what you’ve got going on in front of the camera, if they don’t capture it in a masterful way, you don’t see it on the screen.” That’s Quincy Jones, ...

Grammy-award winning producer Arif Mardin died in 2006 after being diagnosed with cancer a year earlier. Now, four years after his death -- and through a loving tribute by his son -- Mardin is poised ...

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The legendary music producer Arif Mardin, has died. In a long and varied career, Mardin worked with performers ranging from Aretha Franklin to the Bee Gees, and from Chaka Khan to Norah Jones. In a ...

Arif Mardin, the legendary producer/arranger whose career spanned landmark recordings from Aretha Franklin to the Bee Gees to Norah Jones, died yesterday (June 25) in New York. Mardin was 74 and had… ...

One of America's most prolific music producers Arif Mardin died Sunday June 25 in New York. He was 74. Mardin had been battling pancreatic cancer for the past year. VOA's Doug Levine has more on the ...

With a best long form video Grammy nom for the documentary "Greatest Ears in Town," Joe Mardin reflects on his father's life and work. By Shirley Halperin Indeed, when it came to singers, Arif Mardin, ...

June 26, 2006 • The legendary music producer Arif Mardin, has died. In a long and varied career, Mardin worked with performers from Aretha Franklin to the Bee Gees, and from Chaka Khan to Norah Jones.

Mardin helped to shape recordings by the Bee Gees, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson and Bette Midler among many others. He died in New York on Sunday of pancreatic cancer. He was 74. The winner of 11 ...

Arif Mardin: No. We were so proud of the album, and we went with the flow. We were hoping for some modest sales, and then look out for the next album, build the artist, but—this heartfelt music ...

Arif Mardin, who died on Sunday aged 74, was one of the most successful producers in the history of pop music, responsible for the sound of such landmark records as Aretha Franklin's Respect and the ...