Don Was

Født		13. sep. 1952^[1] (71 år) Detroit^[2]
Beskjeftigelse		Skuespiller, musiker, sanger, låtskriver, plateprodusent, komponist, filmregissør, regissør
Utdannet ved		University of Michigan Oak Park High School
Nasjonalitet		USA

Don Was (født Don Fagenson, 13. september 1952) er en amerikansk musiker, bassist og plateprodusent fra Detroit.

Han tok kunstnernavnet Don Was, da han dannet bandet Was (Not Was) med studiekamerat David Weiss (David Was) på 80-tallet.

Don Was har fått stor anerkjennelse som suksessfull plateprodusent, og har produsert artister som Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, Iggy Pop, Brian Wilson, Roy Orbison, B.B. King, Ziggy Marley, Al Green, Garth Brooks, Ringo Starr, Joe Cocker, Willie Nelson, Elton John og Jaguares.^[3]

Diskografi (utvalg)

1981: Was (Not Was) - Was (Not Was) (Bass, Synthesizer, Sang, Produsent)
1983: Born to Laugh at Tornadoes - Was (Not Was) (Produsent, Bass. Keyboards, Lyd-tekniker)
1984: Into the Hot, Floy Joy (Produsent)
1985: Spoiled Girl - Carly Simon (Produsent)
1986: Weak in the Presence of Beauty, Floy Joy (Produsent)
1986: Madness of It All, The Ward Brothers (Produsent)
1986: Cross That Bridge, The Ward Brothers (Produsent)
1988: What up, Dog? - Was (Not Was) (Produsent, Lyd-tekniker, Bass, Gitar, Keyboards)
1989: Nick of Time - Bonnie Raitt (keyboards, Produsent)
1989: Cosmic Thing - The B-52s (Produsent)
1990: Take it to Heart - Michael McDonald (programering, Produsent, synthesizer)
1990: Brick by Brick - Iggy Pop (Produsent)
1990: Under the Red Sky - Bob Dylan (bass, Produsent)
1990: To Be Continued... - Elton John (Produsent)
1991: Didi - Khaled (Produsent, Bass, Keyboards)
1991: Are You Okay? - Was (Not Was) (Produsent, Bass, Lyd-tekniker, Gitar, Sang)
1991: Luck of the Draw - Bonnie Raitt (Produsent)
1991: The Fire Inside - Bob Seger (bass, Produsent)
1992: Arkansas Traveler - Michelle Shocked (Produsent)
1992: Time Takes Time - Ringo Starr (Produsent)
1992: Good Stuff - The B-52s (Produsent)
1992: Strange Weather - Glenn Frey (Produsent)
1992: King of Hearts - Roy Orbison (Produsent, Hammond organ, Kor)
1992: Never Been Rocked Enough - Delbert McClinton (Produsent)
1993: Across the Borderline - Willie Nelson (Produsent)
1993: Thousand Roads - David Crosby (Produsent)
1993: I'm Alive - Jackson Browne (Produsent)
1994: Longing in Their Hearts - Bonnie Raitt (bass, Produsent)
1994: Voodoo Lounge - The Rolling Stones (Produsent)
1994: Waymore's Blues - Waylon Jennings (Produsent and Bass)
1995: The Road Goes on Forever - The Highwaymen (Produsent)
1995: MTV Unplugged - Bob Dylan (miksing)
1995: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times - Brian Wilson (Produsent)
1995: Road Tested - Bonnie Raitt (Produsent)
1995: Stripped - The Rolling Stones (Produsent)
1996: The Restless Kind - Travis Tritt (Produsent)
1996: Organic (Joe Cocker album)|Organic - Joe Cocker (Produsent)
1996: Equilibrio de Los Jaguares - Jaguares (Produsent)
1997: Bridges to Babylon - The Rolling Stones (bass, keyboards, Produsent, Wurlitzer)
1997: Undiscovered Soul - Richie Sambora (Produsent)
1999: Suicaine Gratifaction - Paul Westerberg (Produsent)
1999: Spirit of Music - Ziggy Marley (Produsent)
1999: Avenue B - Iggy Pop (Produsent)
1999: In the Life of Chris Gaines - Garth Brooks (Produsent)
2000: Maroon - Barenaked Ladies (Produsent)
2001: Lions - The Black Crowes (bass, Produsent, mixing)
2002: Wide World Over - The Chieftains (Produsent, Bass)
2003: Hootie & the Blowfish - Hootie & the Blowfish (Produsent)
2004: Live Licks - The Rolling Stones (Produsent)
2005: Countryman - Willie Nelson (Produsent)
2005: Make Do With What You've Got - Solomon Burke (Produsent)
2005: A Bigger Bang - The Rolling Stones (Produsent, piano)
2006: This Old Road - Kris Kristofferson (Produsent, piano, Akustisk og kontrabass)
2006: Out of the Ashes - Jessi Colter (Produsent, Bass)
2006: Fly - Zucchero (Produsent)
2008: Last Days at the Lodge - Amos Lee (Produsent)
2008: Tennessee Pusher - Old Crow Medicine Show (Produsent)
2008: Boo! - Was (Not Was) (Produsent, Lyd-tekniker, Bass, Keyboards, Slagverk, Sang)
2009: The Excitement Plan - Todd Snider (Produsent)
2009: Shimmer - Pieta Brown (Produsent, Bass)
2009: Acquired Taste - Delbert McClinton (Produsent)
2009: Closer to the Bone - Kris Kristofferson (Produsent)
2009: The California Years - Jill Sobule (Produsent, Bass)
2010: Y Not - Ringo Starr (bass)
2010: Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots (Produsent)
2010: Welder - Elizabeth Cook (Produsent)
2010: The Union - Elton John/Leon Russell (bass)
2010: Chocabeck - Zucchero (Produsent)
2011: Wild and Free - Ziggy Marley (Produsent)
2011: The Gate - Kurt Elling (Produsent)
2011: Blessed - Lucinda Williams (Produsent)
2012: Born and Raised - John Mayer (Produsent)
2012: Born to Sing: No Plan B - Van Morrison (Produsent)

Referanser

^ ČSFD person-ID 150949, besøkt 9. oktober 2017^{[Hentet fra Wikidata]}
^ Gemeinsame Normdatei, besøkt 15. desember 2014^{[Hentet fra Wikidata]}
^ Don Was @ Discog

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v d r The Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger Keith Richards Charlie Watts Ron Wood Brian Jones Mick Taylor Ian Stewart Bill Wyman
Studioalbum	The Rolling Stones (1964) The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965) Out of Our Heads (1965) Aftermath (1966) Between the Buttons (1967) Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) Beggars Banquet (1968) Let It Bleed (1969) Sticky Fingers (1971) Exile on Main St. (1972) Goats Head Soup (1973) It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974) Black and Blue (1976) Some Girls (1978) Emotional Rescue (1980) Tattoo You (1981) Undercover (1983) Dirty Work (1986) Steel Wheels (1989) Voodoo Lounge (1994) Bridges to Babylon (1997) A Bigger Bang (2005) Blue & Lonesome (2016) Hackney Diamonds (2023)
Amerikanske studioalbum 1964–1967	The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hitmakers) (1964) 12 X 5 (1964) The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965) Out of Our Heads (1965) December's Children (1965) Aftermath (1966) Between the Buttons (1967)
EP-plater	The Rolling Stones (1964) Five by Five (1964) got LIVE if you want it! (1965)
Samlealbum	Around and Around (Tysk) (1964) Big Hits (1966) Flowers (US) (1967) Through the Past, Darkly (1969) Made in the Shade (1975) Sucking in the Seventies (1981) Rewind (1971–1984) (1984) Jump Back (1993) Forty Licks (2002) Rarities 1971–2003 (2005) GRRR! (2012)
Konsertalbum	Got Live if You Want It! (US) (1966) 'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!' (1970) Love You Live (1977) "Still Life" (1982) Flashpoint (1991) Stripped (1995) No Security (1998) Live Licks (2004) Shine a Light (2008)
Konsertalbum Arkivutgivelser 2011–2012	The Brussels Affair ’73 Some Girls Live in Texas '78 Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981) L.A. Friday (Live 1975) Live at the Tokyo Dome (Tokyo 1990) Light the Fuse (Toronto 2005) Live at Leeds (1982)
ABKCO album og samlebokser	Hot Rocks (1971) More Hot Rocks (1972) Metamorphosis (1975) Singles Collection: The London Years (1989) The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996) Singles 1963–1965 (2004) Singles 1965–1967 (2004) Singles 1968–1971 (2005)
Andre album	Jamming With Edward (1972)
Film og video	Charlie Is My Darling (1966) Gimme Shelter (1970) Ladies & Gentlemen (1974) Shine a Light (2008)
Relaterte personer	Andrew Loog Oldham Jimmy Miller Don Was Allen Klein Darryl Jones Nicky Hopkins Ry Cooder Bobby Keys Al Kooper Billy Preston Chuck Leavell Blondie Chaplin
Relaterte artikler	Turnéer The Glimmer Twins Nanker Phelge Decca Records Rolling Stones Records
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