(1952-08-20)August 20, 1952 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died
February 14, 2010(2010-02-14) (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Rock
power pop
new wave
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
harmonica
Years active
1970–2010
Labels
RCA
Capitol
Rhino
Ariola Records
Formerly of
The Knack
Sky
Partner
Sharona Alperin
Relatives
Geoffrey Fieger (brother)
Musical artist
Douglas Lars Fieger (August 20, 1952 – February 14, 2010) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock band the Knack. He co-wrote "My Sharona," the biggest hit song of 1979 in the U.S., with lead guitarist Berton Averre.
Norwegian. Doug was the younger brother of Detroit attorney Geoffrey Fieger (most famous for representing Jack Kevorkian), who confirmed Doug's death to...
1979. Fieger and his wife Kathleen have three children and live in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Fieger is the older brother of the late DougFieger, lead...
The Knack was founded in 1978 with the original and classic lineup of DougFieger (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Berton Averre (lead guitar, backing vocals)...
debut single by the Knack. The song was written by Berton Averre and DougFieger, and it was released in 1979 from their debut album, Get the Knack. It...
Fieger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Carl Fieger (1893–1960), German architect, designer, and teacher DougFieger (1952–2010)...
singer DougFieger asked him to join a group with guitarist Berton Averre. The three were subsequently joined by bassist Prescott Niles. Fieger and Averre...
Gary. Fieger has described the album as "us doing whatever we want." "Les Girls" (DougFieger) - 3:21 "Disillusion Town" (Berton Averre, DougFieger) - 4:14...
(DougFieger) – 3:13 "How Do I Make You" (Billy Steinberg) – 2:23 "Refugee" (Tom Petty, Mike Campbell) – 3:07 "Frustrated" (Berton Averre, DougFieger)...
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Demento's "Funny Five" countdown. After a fortuitous encounter with DougFieger (the lead singer of the Knack), and Rupert Perry (then-vice president...
Angeles Times. p. AA5. Retrieved 2010-07-23. Ben Sisario (2010-02-16). "DougFieger Dies at 57, Singer of 'My Sharona'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-16...
Ozzy Osbourne ("Shake Your Head"), rock band The Knack's lead vocalist DougFieger (on "Betrayal" and "Smile"), Marshall Crenshaw ("The Party Broke Up")...
Fun Fun Fun" (English/Spanish). The single was produced and written by DougFieger, lead singer of The Knack, and issued on Cancel's newly formed independent...
guitarist DougFieger of being deluded with notions he was Jim Morrison or Buddy Holly ... "there was nothing he could do that wouldn't work". Fieger, in a...
Barry Reynolds and Ben Brierley (from Marianne Faithfull's band), and DougFieger (from The Knack). The music is beat-laden, sophisticated synth-pop, setting...
"Baby Talks Dirty" is a 1980 Top 40 single written by DougFieger and Berton Averre from the Knack's second album, ...But the Little Girls Understand...
2019). "Mr. Jimmy". Tablet. Retrieved May 19, 2023. Sky: A look back at DougFieger before The Knack - National Rock Review Jimmy Miller discography at Discogs...
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