John Lennon, Aerosmith, Patti Smith Producer Jack Douglas Dies, Age 80: "A Brilliant Artist and Collaborator Who Inspired Us in Profound Ways"
His production credits included landmark albums by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick and Patti Smith, family said.
- Renowned rock producer Jack Douglas died on Monday at age 80, according to a social media post from his family. No cause of death was cited.
- Starting as a janitor at New York City's Record Plant, Douglas rose quickly after producer Bob Ezrin encouraged his transition to production, leading him to co-produce Aerosmith's "Get Your Wings."
- His career peaked with John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy," for which he assembled an elite band; following Lennon's murder, Douglas reassembled the group for Ono's harrowing "Season of Glass."
- Over ensuing decades, he produced projects for diverse acts including Zebra, Supertramp, Guns and Roses guitarist Slash, and a reformed New York Dolls in the early 2000s.
- Late last year, Douglas sat for an interview with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, and his Aerosmith collaboration included songwriting credit on the 1977 track "Kings and Queens.
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John Lennon, Aerosmith, Patti Smith producer Jack Douglas dies, age 80: "A brilliant artist and collaborator who inspired us in profound ways"
Producer Jack Douglas, who made albums for John Lennon, Aerosmith, Patti Smith and more, has died aged 80. Douglas’ family announced his death in a Facebook post on Tuesday (12 May), announcing he had died on Monday night (11 May). No cause of death was given. “He passed away peacefully on Monday night,” they wrote. “As many of you who follow him know, he produced great music, and lived a colorful life. We know that he touched many of your lives…
Aerosmith, John Lennon producer Jack Douglas dead at 80
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RIP Jack Douglas, Producer of John Lennon's Final Albums, Many of the Aerosmith Hits, Graham Parker Hit, Dies at 80
Rock producers don’t get much respect because no one knows what they do. But their contribution to making hit records is incalculable. Such was the case for Jack Douglas, who has died at 80. Douglas’s relationship with Lennon began when he engineered the “Imagine” album in 1971. In 1980 he produced John Lennon’s final albums, […] The post RIP Jack Douglas, Producer of John Lennon’s Final Albums, Many of the Aerosmith Hits, Graham Parker Hit, Die…
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