American musician, producer and record company executive
Don Was
Don Was Nashville, Tennessee (2010)
Background information
Birth name
Don Edward Fagenson
Born
(1952-09-13) September 13, 1952 (age 71) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Rock
new wave
blues
Occupation(s)
Musician
producer
record executive
Instrument(s)
Bass guitar
guitar
vocals
piano
Years active
1971–present
Member of
Wolf Bros
Formerly of
Was (Not Was)
Musical artist
Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was (/wʌz/), is an American musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as president of the American jazz label Blue Note Records.
For his work as a record producer, he has won six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year in 1989 for Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time and Producer of the Year in 1994. In 1995 he produced and directed a documentary about the life of Brian Wilson, I Just Wasn't Made for These Times, that won the San Francisco Film Festival's Golden Gate Award. As a film composer, he won the 1994 British Academy Award (BAFTA) for Best Original Score in recognition of his work on the film Backbeat. He won the 2014 Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction for his work on the CBS TV special The Beatles: The Night That Changed America.
Records that he has produced have sold close to 100 million albums for a wide range of artists including The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, John Mayer, Wayne Shorter, Kris Kristofferson, Iggy Pop, The B-52s, Brian Wilson, Elton John, Garth Brooks and Ryan Adams.
Primarily known as a bassist, he has toured as a member of Bob Weir and The Wolf Bros since 2018.
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