Jack Douglas, the Grammy-winning producer behind such classic Aerosmith albums as the band’s 1975 breakthrough Toys in the Attic, as well as John Lennon’s chart-topping comeback album and titles by Cheap Trick, has died. He was 80.
The news was shared on the producer’s social media accounts on May 12. No cause of death was revealed.
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“A note from Jack’s family. He passed away peacefully on Monday night. As many of you who follow him know, he produced great music, and lived a colorful life. We know that he touched many of your lives; we would love to hear more about that in the comments. He will be missed. Jack Douglas (1945-2026),” reads the post.
Douglas began his career as a janitor at the legendary Record Plant studio in New York but soon worked his way up the ladder to become an engineer who worked on numerous projects by such artists as Miles Davis, the James Gang, Alice Cooper, the Who, and most notably, Lennon’s 1971 album Imagine, which led to a long-time working relationship with the former Beatle. He later produced Lennon’s comeback album with his wife Yoko Ono, Double Fantasy, which not only topped the album chart but won a Grammy for Album of the Year. He also worked on the Lennon posthumous release Milk and Honey.
After being encouraged to become a producer by Bob Ezrin, he produced Aerosmith’s second album, Get Your Wings (1974), Toys in the Attic (1975), Rocks (1976) and Draw the Line (1977). On the latter album, he also received a co-writing credit with the band’s members on the song “Kings and Queens.”
Tributes to the Legendary Producer
At least a few music industry insiders paid tribute to Douglas in posts on Instagram.
Former David Letterman band leader Paul Schaffer posted in the comments of Douglas’s Instagram account, “Here’s to the Liverpool Set, Jack’s first band from Saint Catherine’s Ontario who played Thunder Bay in 1968. I’ve been a fan since then. RIP.”
“Rest in peace record producer Jack Douglas. He produced some of the very best records that shaped careers. I once had a mindblowing chat with him about how he found Cheap Trick. Also his albums with Aerosmith made them the biggest American rock band of their era. Not to mention Album of the year Grammy with John Lennon on Double Fantasy. He was a very very nice man with a big heart. Thanks Jack for getting those songs on tape,” posted Alice in Chains member and former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Mike Inez.
Former MTV personality and current radio host Matt Pinfieldalso shared a tribute on Instagram. “We lost one of the greatest rock producers of all time last night the great @unkleremix Jack Douglas. His work with @aerosmith @cheaptrick and John Lennon was some of the greatest recordings in music history Jack and I became friends in the 1990s when he stopped me on the street on Broadway outside of MTV. I had already been his fan since I was a 12-year-old boy. He helped me through some difficult times which we both got to the other side of.. spent quite a bit of time together in the 90s I saw him shortly before my stroke It was always so great to see him-we actually went to see Joe Perry do a solo show at the Roxy together a few years back. We will miss this amazing man,” he wrote. “Thank you for the music Jack.”
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