Sir Rod Stewart, 79, has posted a touching tribute to his “true friend” Richard Perry after the producer passed away on Christmas Eve. Perry died aged 82 during a hospital stay amid a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

A heartbroken Sir Rod Stewart has paid a touching tribute to his friend Richard Perry, who passed away at the age of 82. The music producer, who had worked with both Rod and The Beatles, died in a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest.

Rod Stewart paid an emotional tribute to his 'dear buddy' Richard Perry after he passed away following a cardiac arrest on Christmas Eve

RICHARD Perry, the legendary music producer who worked with the Beatles and Rod Stewart, has died at the age of 82. Perry passed away on Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital following cardiac arrest,

Richard Perry, an iconic music producer behind hits like "You're So Vain," has died at 82. He worked with legends like Rod Stewart and Barbra Streisand.

Richard Perry's many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain" and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles.

The prolific producer died from a heart attack at a hospital in Los Angeles on 24 December. He was 82. At the time of his passing, Perry had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Taking to Instagram on Christmas Day,

Perry, who died on Christmas Eve, left behind a body of work with artists like Carly Simon and Rod Stewart that can be seen as a roadmap of Sixties, Seventies, and Eighties pop