On May 11, 2026, Jack Douglas died aged 80. He was record producer, best known for his work with Aerosmith, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, The Who, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, The New York Dolls, Blue Öyster Cult and Starz.
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Hollywood Vampires: Same
On September 11, 2015, “Republic Records” label released the self-titled, debut Hollywood Vampires album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.
Personnel:
- Alice Cooper – lead vocals, harmonica
- Johnny Depp – lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Joe Perry – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Sir Christopher Lee – vocals
- Brian Johnson – vocals
- Perry Farrell – vocals, backing vocals
- Orianthi – guitar
- Joe Walsh – guitar
- Robby Krieger – guitar
- Slash – guitar
- Sir Paul McCartney – vocals, piano, bass
- Tommy Henriksen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
- Justin Cortelyou – keyboards
- Bob Ezrin – keyboards, backing vocals
- Charlie Judge – keyboards
- Bruce Witkin – bass, keyboards, guitar
- Kip Winger – bass, backing vocals
- Dennis Dunaway – bass
- Zak Starkey – drums
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, backing vocals
- Dave Grohl – drums
- Neal Smith – drums
- Glen Sobel – drums
Track listing:
- The Last Vampire – Johnny Deepp, Bob Ezrin, Christopher Lee
- Raise the Dead – Johnny Depp, Bob Ezrin, Alice Cooper, Bruce Witkin, Rob Klonel
- My Generation – Pete Townshend
- Whole Lotta Love – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham. John Paul Jones
- I Got a Line on You – Randy California
- Five to One/Break on Through – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore
- One/Jump into the Fire – Harry Nilsson
- Come and Get It – Paul McCartney
- Jeepster – Marc Bolan
- Cold Turkey – John Lennon
- Manic Depression – Jimi Hendrix
- Itchycoo Park – Steve Marriot, Ronnie Lane
- Schools Out/Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) – Alice Cooper, Micael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Roger Waters
- My Dead Drunk Friends – Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin, Bruce Witkin, Tommy Henriksen
Etta James: Heart of a Woman
In June 1999, “RCA” label released “Heart of a Woman”, the twenty-third Etta James studio album. It was recorded in March 1999, and was produced by John Snyder and Etta James.
Personnel:
- Etta James – vocals, arrangements, art direction, photography, liner notes
- Bobby Murray – guitar
- Josh Sklair – acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements, musical director, production assistant
- Dave Matthews – electric piano, piano, arrangements
- Mike Finnigan – organ
- Sametto James – bass, drum programming, production assistant
- Donto Metto James – drums, drum programming, production assistant
- Pete Escovedo – conga, horn, percussion
- Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Zavala – tenor saxophone
- Lee Thornburg – alto horn, flugelhorn, horn arrangements, trumpet, valve trombone
- Tom Poole – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Jay Newland – engineer, mastering
- Rob Brill – engineer assistant
- Sonny Mediana – art direction, photography
- Jeff Dunas – photography
- Lupe DeLeon – executive producer
Track listing:
- You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
- Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higgenbotham
- My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
- Say It Isn’t So – Irving Berlin
- At Last – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
- Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
- I Only Have Eyes for You – Al Dubin, Warren
- I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
- You Go to My Head – John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie
- A Sunday Kind of Love – Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes
- If It’s the Last Thing I Do – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin
- Only Women Bleed – Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner
Alice Cooper: Love it to Death
On March 9, 1971, “Straight” label released “Love It to Death”, the third Alice Cooper studio album. It was recorded November – December 1970, at “RCA Mid-American Recording Center” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Jack Richardson and Bob Ezrin.
Personnel:
- Alice Cooper – vocals, harmonica
- Glen Buxton – lead guitar
- Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Dennis Dunaway – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Neal Smith – drums, backing vocals
- Bob Ezrin – (credited as Toronto Bob Ezrin) – keyboards
- Brian Christian – session engineer
- Randy Kring – mastering engineer
- Bill Conners – recording technician
- Jack Richardson – executive producer
Track listing:
- Caught in a Dream – Michael Bruce
- I’m Eighteen – Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Glen Buxton
- Long Way to Go – Michael Bruce
- Black Juju – Dennis Dunaway
- Is It My Body – Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Glen Buxton
- Hallowed Be My Name – Neal Smith
- Second Coming – Alice Cooper
- Ballad of Dwight Fry – Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper
- Sun Arise – Harry Butler, Rolf Harris
Rikki Rockett: Glitter 4 Your Soul
On January 7, 2003, “Slave To the Rhythm Productions, Inc” label released “Glitter 4 Your Soul”, the debut Rikki Rockett studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2003, at “The Hit Shed” in Santa Clarita, California and was produced by Rikki Rockett.
Personnel:
- Rikki Rockett – vocals, drums, percussion, additional engineering, mixing
- Bret Michaels – vocal
- Jizzy Pearl – vocal
- John Corabi – vocal
- Gina Shock – vocal
- Cliff Calabro – vocal
- David Isaacs – vocal
- Lucy Levinsohn – vocal
- Eleanor Academia – vocal
- Dick Swagger – vocal
- Blues Saraceno – guitar
- Christy Calabro – guitar
- John Linn – additional guitar
- Stu Simone – keyboards
- Jeremy Rubolino – keyboards
- Chuck Garric – bass
- C.C. Deville – backing vocals
- Christy Calabro – backing vocal
- Mark Castrillon – backing vocal
- Jeremy Rubolino – backing vocal
- Cliff Calabro – backing vocal, engineer, mixing, co-producer
Track listing:
- Action – Sweet cover
- Fame – David Bowie cover
- Do You Wanna Touch Me – Gary Glitter cover
- Tear It Down – Starz cover
- Elected – Alice Cooper cover
- Trash – New York Dolls cover
- All the Way from Memphis – Mott The Hoople cover
- Rock On – David Essex cover
- Can You Feel It – Angel cover
- Life’s a Gas – T. Rex cover
- Star Star – The Rolling Stones cover
Dee Murray
On January 15, 1992, David Murray Oates aka Dee Murray died aged 45. He was musician (bass), was member, recorded and performed with The Mirage, Spencer Davis Group, Elton John, Procol Harum, Alice Cooper, Beth Nielsen Chapman, John Prine, Jimmy Webb, Yvonne Elliman, Ronnie Hawkins, Shaun Cassidy, Bernie Taupin, Brian Cadd, but was best known as the bass player of the Elton John Band.
Alice Cooper: Muscle of Love
On November 20, 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Muscle of Love”, the seventh and final Alice Cooper band studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in New York, “The Cooper Mansion” in Greenwich, Connecticut, and was produced by Jack Richardson and Jack Douglas.
Personnel:
- Alice Cooper – vocals
- Glen Buxton – lead guitar
- Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Dennis Dunaway – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Neal Smith – drums, backing vocals
- Mick Mashbir – guitar
- Dick Wagner – guitar
- Bob Dolin – keyboards, backing vocals
- Paul Prestopino – banjo
- Dave Libert, Dolly, Stu Daye, Dennis Ferrante, Joe Gannon, The Big Cheese, Liza Minnelli, Labelle, Ronnie Spector, The Pointer Sisters – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Big Apple Dreamin’ (Hippo) – Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith
- Never Been Sold Before – Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith
- Head Hearted Alice – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
- Crazy Little Child – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
- Working Up a Sweat – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
- Muscle of Love – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
- Man With the Golden Gun – Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith
- Teenage lament ’74 – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
- Woman Machine – Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith
Whitey Glan
On November 7, 2017, Pentti “Whitey” Glan died aged 71. He was musician (drums), member of the band The Rogues (later Mandala), performed and recorded with Bette Midler, John Kay, American Flyer, Bush, Klaatu, Anne Murray, Domenic Trolano, David Wilcox, Downchild Blues Band, Alice Cooper, and Lou Reed.
Richard Wagner
On July 30, 2014, Richard Allen Wagner died aged 71. He was songwriter, and musician (guitar), founder of bands The Frost and The Bossmen, but was best known for his work with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, The Throbs, and Kiss. Wagner recorded six solo albums.
Robert Kreinar
On July 16, 2012, Robert Kreinar aka Bob Babbitt died aged 74. He was musician (bass), member of the “Motown Records” studio band The Funk Brothers, MFSB for “Philadelphia International Records”, and founding member of Scorpion. As a session musician Babbitt recorded for Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Gloria Gaynor, Robert Palmer, Alice Cooper, Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Spinners, Stevie Wonder, Edwin Starr, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Freda Payne, The Temptations, and The Main Ingredient. “Bass Player” magazine ranked Babbitt at number 59 on its list of the “100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time”.
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