Steve Douglas (saxophonist)

Steve Douglas
Birth name Steven Douglas Kreisman
Born (1938-09-24)September 24, 1938
Los Angeles, California
Died April 19, 1993(1993-04-19) (aged 54)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s) Session musician
Instruments Saxophone, flute, woodwinds
Associated acts

Steve Douglas (born Steven Douglas Kreisman; September 24, 1938 – April 19, 1993) was an American saxophonist and flautist. As a Los Angeles session musician, he worked with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, and The Beach Boys.

Biography

Douglas can be heard on records by Duane Eddy, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Willy DeVille, Bob Dylan, The Ramones and many others. He was also a record producer, having produced Mink DeVille's Le Chat Bleu.

On April 19, 1993, while warming up with Ry Cooder, Steve Douglas collapsed and died. Heart Failure was the official cause of death. He was only 54.[1]

Each year Darlene Love performs "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for Christmas on the Late Show with David Letterman with Douglas's sax from the original recording being played by Bruce Kapler.[2]

Awards

In 2003, Douglas was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Selected discography

As leader

As sideman

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Douglas Is Dead; Rock Saxophonist, 55". The New York Times. 22 April 1993.
  2. ↑ Liebenson, Donald (22 December 2011). "A Letterman Christmas: It's the Most Wonderful Night of the Year". The Huffington Post.

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