Career
As a Los Angeles session musician, he worked with Philosophy Spector, Brian Wilson, and The Beach Boys. Douglas can be heard on records by Duane Eddy, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Willy DeVille, Bob Dylan, The Ramones and many others He was also a record producer, having produced Mink DeVille"s Le Chat Bleu.
On April 19, 1993, while warming up with Ry Cooder, Steve Douglas collapsed and died.
Heart Failure was the official cause of death. He was only 54. Each year Darlene Love performs "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for Christmas on the Late Show with David Letterman with Douglas"s sax from the original recording being played by Bruce Kapler.