Jack Douglas, Producer of Aerosmith and Lennon Albums, Dies at 80
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Updated · The New York Times · May 15
Jack Douglas, Producer of Aerosmith and Lennon Albums, Dies at 80
11 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 15
Jack Douglas died May 11 at a hospital in Paramus, New Jersey, from complications of lymphoma, his daughter Sarah Douglas said; he was 80.
Douglas was best known for producing Aerosmith’s breakthrough albums “Toys in the Attic” in 1975 and “Rocks” in 1976, records that helped propel the band to fame.
His credits also included work with John Lennon, the Patti Smith Group’s 1976 debut “Radio Ethiopia,” Cheap Trick’s 1977 debut, and engineering sessions that fed into the Who’s “Who’s Next” in 1971.
Born in the Bronx, Douglas built a career around stylistic range, saying in a 2012 interview that each project needed to feel “completely different” from the last.
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