Steve Douglas - Biography

Steven Douglas Kreisman (24 September 1938 – 19 April 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."

Selective Solo

• Twist with Steve Douglas and the Rebels 1962
• Hot Sax 1990

Selective discography

• The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds; 15 Big Ones
• 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

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External links

• Joel Selvin retrospective on Steve Douglas
• New York Times Obituary
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Biography