Doug Stegmeyer

Doug Stegmeyer
Birth name	Douglas Stegmeyer
Born	23 December 1951(1951-12-23) Long Island, New York U.S.
Died	25 August 1995(1995-08-25) (aged 43) Long Island, New York U.S.
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Bass, Vocals
Years active	1966–1995
Labels	Columbia
Associated acts	Billy Joel, Topper, Debbie Gibson, Hall & Oates

Doug Stegmeyer (December 23, 1951—August 25, 1995) was a musician best known as the bassist for Billy Joel.

Career

Doug Stegmeyer met Russell Javors in high school. At age 15, Javors was performing songs with childhood friend Liberty DeVitto. From then, the boys, along with Howard Emerson, formed the band Topper.

Together they performed the songs that Russell wrote. The band Topper soon became noticed by Billy Joel, a recognizable fan. Soon, Joel found he needed a bassist on his Streetlife Serenade tour. Stegmeyer played bass and backing vocals on every one of Joel's studio albums from Turnstiles through The Bridge and the live albums Songs in the Attic and КОНЦЕРТ. Throughout his tenure with Joel, Stegmeyer was dubbed "The Sargeant Of The Billy Joel Band."^[1]

Stegmeyer also performed as bassist for Debbie Gibson and Hall & Oates.

Death

After being released from Joel's band in 1989 (along with Javors), Stegmeyer maintained a busy schedule recording and producing. On August 25, 1995, Stegmeyer committed suicide in his home via a gunshot to the head.^[2]

Credits

All albums listed are Billy Joel releases unless otherwise noted.

• 1976 Turnstiles
• 1977 The Stranger
• 1978 52nd Street
• 1980 Glass Houses
• 1981 Songs in the Attic
• 1982 The Nylon Curtain
• 1983 An Innocent Man
• 1985 Greatest Hits Volume I & II
• 1986 The Bridge
• 1987 КОНЦЕРТ

External links

• Memorial page for Stegmeyer

References

1. ^ Long Island Music Hall of Fame
2. ^ "Ex-band Leader For Billy Joel Found Dead". Spokesman-Review. 27 August 1995. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PLwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z_EDAAAAIBAJ. Retrieved 9 April 2011. 

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Name	Stegmeyer, Doug
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Date of birth	December 23, 1951
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Date of death	August 25, 1995
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