Overview
- Doughlas died peacefully Monday night, with his daughter telling Rolling Stone the cause was complications from lymphoma.
- He co-produced John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy, engineered Lennon’s Imagine, and worked with Lennon earlier on the day the singer was killed in 1980.
- He shaped Aerosmith’s classic run by producing Get Your Wings, Toys in the Attic, Rocks, and Draw the Line, earning the nickname “sixth member” and a credit on Kings and Queens.
- Artists including Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Patti Smith, Yoko Ono, and Slash posted tributes that praised his ear, humor, and mentorship.
- He rose from janitor to engineer at New York’s Record Plant, collecting dozens of gold and platinum credits while mentoring younger producers and staying active into recent years.