"Perry Como wasn't that different to me than Paul Simon or Ray Charles, " she tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer.

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The producer Phil Ramone, who's helped make records for Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Paul Simon, worked with Lynne on Just a Little Lovin'.

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Ramone's collaboration with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon won a total of three Album Of The Year awards, and Ramone won Producer Of The Year (non-classical) in 1980, The Recording Academy said.

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