Doug Stegmeyer
Doug Stegmeyer | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Douglas Alan Stegmeyer |
Born | (1951-12-23)December 23, 1951 Flushing, Queens New York City, New York U.S. |
Origin | New York City |
Died | August 25, 1995(1995-08-25) (aged 43) Smithtown, New York |
Genres | Rock, pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Bass, vocals |
Years active | 1966–1995 |
Labels | Columbia |
Douglas Alan Stegmeyer (December 23, 1951 – August 25, 1995) was an American musician who was best known as a bassist and back-up vocalist for Billy Joel. Stegmeyer also performed as bassist for Debbie Gibson and Hall & Oates.
Life and career
Stegmeyer was born on December 23, 1951, in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York. In high school, he met Russell Javors, who at age 15 was performing songs with childhood friend Liberty DeVitto. Along with Howard Emerson, the boys formed the band Topper, which performed songs by Javors and attracted Billy Joel's attention. Joel hired Stegmeyer to play bass in his backing band on the Streetlife Serenade tour. At Stegmeyer's recommendation a year and a half later, Emerson,[1] Javors, and DeVitto joined Joel in the studio for his Turnstiles album and for the accompanying tour. Stegmeyer became a core member of Billy Joel's band, playing bass on Joel's studio albums from Turnstiles through The Bridge and on the live albums Songs in the Attic and КОНЦЕРТ. Stegmeyer was dubbed "The Sergeant Of The Billy Joel Band."[2]
Stegmeyer (and Javors) left the band in 1989; according to DeVitto, he was forced out. Stegmeyer subsequently maintained a busy schedule recording and producing.
On August 25, 1995, Stegmeyer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Smithtown, New York, home.[3][4]
Legacy
On October 23, 2014, Stegmeyer was posthumously inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, along with Topper and Joel bandmates Richie Cannata, DeVitto, and Javors. The four were inducted primarily for their work with Joel.[5]
See also
Credits
With Billy Joel
- 1976 Turnstiles
- 1977 The Stranger
- 1978 52nd Street
- 1980 Glass Houses
- 1982 The Nylon Curtain
- 1983 An Innocent Man
- 1986 The Bridge
With Phoebe Snow
- 1978 Against the Grain
- 1981 Rock Away
With Melanie
- 1983 Seventh Wave
With Hall & Oates
- 1990 Change of Season
With Debbie Gibson
- 1990 Anything Is Possible
External links
- https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/DougStegmeyer?fref=ts (Official Facebook Page dedicated to Doug Stegmeyer)
- Memorial page for Stegmeyer
References
- ^ piano-man.de - Archiv: "...but hey, you have to start somewhere, right?" (interview with Howie Emerson) @piano-man.de Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 8-22-2013.
- ^ Long Island Music Hall of Fame Archived May 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ex-band Leader For Billy Joel Found Dead". Spokesman-Review. 27 August 1995. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Baltimore Sun Obit". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ Gamboa, Glenn (October 23, 2014). "Billy Joel Band set to join Piano Man in Long Island Music Hall of Fame". New York Newsday. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
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- Cold Spring Harbor
- Piano Man
- Streetlife Serenade
- Turnstiles
- The Stranger
- 52nd Street
- Glass Houses
- The Nylon Curtain
- An Innocent Man
- The Bridge
- Storm Front
- River of Dreams
- Fantasies & Delusions
- Songs in the Attic
- Kontsert
- 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
- 12 Gardens Live
- Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
- Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II
- Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection
- Greatest Hits Volume III
- The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997
- The Ultimate Collection
- The Essential Billy Joel
- Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
- My Lives
- The Hits
- "She's Got a Way" / "Everybody Loves You Now"
- "Piano Man" / "You're My Home"
- "Worse Comes to Worst"
- "Travelin' Prayer"
- "The Ballad of Billy the Kid"
- "The Entertainer"
- "I've Loved These Days" / "Say Goodbye to Hollywood"
- "Just the Way You Are" / "Vienna"
- "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
- "Only the Good Die Young"
- "She's Always a Woman"
- "The Stranger"
- "My Life"
- "Big Shot"
- "Honesty"
- "Until the Night"
- "All for Leyna"
- "You May Be Right"
- "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
- "Don't Ask Me Why"
- "Sometimes a Fantasy"
- "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live)
- "She's Got a Way" (Live)
- "Pressure"
- "Allentown"
- "Goodnight Saigon"
- "Tell Her About It"
- "Uptown Girl"
- "An Innocent Man"
- "The Longest Time"
- "Leave a Tender Moment Alone"
- "This Night"
- "Keeping the Faith"
- "You're Only Human (Second Wind)"
- "The Night Is Still Young"
- "Modern Woman"
- "A Matter of Trust"
- "This Is the Time"
- "Baby Grand"
- "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live)
- "We Didn't Start the Fire"
- "Leningrad"
- "I Go to Extremes"
- "The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
- "That's Not Her Style"
- "And So It Goes"
- "Shameless"
- "All Shook Up"
- "The River of Dreams"
- "No Man's Land"
- "All About Soul"
- "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"
- "To Make You Feel My Love"
- "All My Life"
- "Christmas in Fallujah"
- "Turn the Lights Back On"
- "Captain Jack"
- "Los Angelenos"
- "Root Beer Rag"
- "New York State of Mind"
- "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
- "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
- "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
- "Zanzibar"
- "Laura"
- "Scandinavian Skies"
- "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
- Discography
- Movin' Out
- Billy Joel Band
- The Hassles
- Attila
- Alexa Ray Joel
- Christie Brinkley
- Katie Lee
- "Movin' Out" (Glee episode)
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