associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
billy & oates joel , topper , debbie gibson , hall 25 august 1995 long island , new york , u.s. 1966 -- 1995 flushing , new york u.s. columbia solo_singer 23 december 1951 bass , vocals rock , pop doug stegmeyer
 douglas alan stegmeyer musician , producer
doug stegmeyer

douglas alan `` doug '' stegmeyer -lrb- december 23 , 1951 -- august 25 , 1995 -rrb- was an american musician who was best known as the bassist and back-up vocalist for billy joel .
