Steve Douglas (saxophonist)
Steven Douglas Kreisman (September 24, 1938 – April 19, 1993), better known as Steve Douglas, was an American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist. Douglas is best known as a Los Angeles session musician, a member of The Wrecking Crew, who worked with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. He 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 for a recording session with Ry Cooder, Steve Douglas collapsed and died. Heart failure was the official given cause of death. He was only 54. In 2003, he was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category "Sidemen."[1]
Each year Darlene Love performs "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for Christmas on the Late Show with David Letterman. Steve Douglas's sax from the original recording is played by Bruce Kapler [2]
Selective Solo
- Twist with Steve Douglas and the Rebels, 1962
- Hot Sax, 1990
Selective discography
- The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds; 15 Big Ones; Keepin' the Summer Alive
- Bob Dylan: Street Legal; Bob Dylan at Budokan; Shot of Love; Knocked Out Loaded
- Duane Eddy: Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
- Sammy Hagar: Street Machine
- Mink DeVille: Cabretta; Return to Magenta; Le Chat Bleu
- The Ramones: End of the Century
References
- ↑ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
- ↑ A Letterman Christmas: It's the Most Wonderful Night of the Year
External links
- Joel Selvin retrospective on Steve Douglas
- New York Times Obituary
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Biography
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