PRODUCER JACK DOUGLAS, WHO WORKED WITH JOHN LENNON DEAD AT 80

Legendary rock producer Jack Douglas has died at the age of 80. According to a statement from his family, he passed away peacefully on Monday night, May 11. Douglas’s daughter, Sarah, also confirmed, he died from complications from lymphoma.

“He most enjoyed being with his family — his wife, his four children and five grandchildren — and he died peacefully, with us surrounding him,” his family said in a statement. “He lived an incredible life and was an amazing storyteller. He was very, very funny and goofy and loved to tell jokes. He loved what he did, and he worked til the very end. We will miss him a lot.”

“Douglas was born in New York in 1945. After moving to the UK in the ’60s, where he established himself as a funk musician, he returned to the US and became the bassist for Privilege—a hard rock band whose only album, a self-titled release, was produced by The Isley Brothers.

After training as a sound engineer, he joined the team at the newly opened Record Plant studio in New York.

With 40 gold and platinum records and several lifetime achievement awards to his name, Douglas has played an integral role in the creation of the most celebrated music ever crafted. From engineering such masterpieces as John Lennon‘s “Imagine” and engineering/producing the Lennon/Yoko Ono Grammy Award-winning “Double Fantasy” to engineering/producing several of Aerosmith‘s groundbreaking multi-platinum albums to Cheap Trick‘s self-titled debut album and their historic “Live At Budokan”, his work helped set the template for many records to come.

As a Record Plant staff engineer, Douglas also forged working relationships with Patti Smith, Blue Öyster Cult, The New York Dolls, Cheap Trick, Starz and most notably Aerosmith.

R.I.P Jack Douglas.

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