Craig Doerge

Craig Doerge (; born December 4, 1944) is an American keyboard player, session musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his keyboard work with Crosby Stills and Nash, James Taylor, and Jackson Browne.

Biography He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Doerge (rhymes with Fergie) had an R&B band through college at Hartford, Connecticut, and then moved to Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles in the late-1960s to work as a studio player and songwriter with A&M Records, and with Jim Keltner, Larry Carlton, and others playing on early Kenny Rogers First Edition tracks, The Challengers, and cartoon shows, ("Groovy Goolies" and "Fat Albert"). After appearing on the Frank Zappa production, The GTOs' album Permanent Damage, he teamed up with Judy Henske, Jerry Yester and Jon Sieter, in the band Rosebud, marrying Henske in 1973.

From the early 1970s he appeared on many sessions. Initially these included albums by Lee Hazlewood and Linda Ronstadt, and he also recorded a solo album for Columbia Records in 1973. Aside from a principal role as keyboardist in the recordings of Crosby, Stills and Nash, James Taylor, and Jackson Browne, he has played on albums by Gene Clark, Carly Simon, The Temptations, Shawn Phillips, Donovan, Mimi Farina and Tom Jans, Willie Nelson, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Hallyday, to name a few.

He was a founding member of The Section, a session supergroup, with Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar and Russ Kunkel, which recorded three mostly instrumental LPs in the early to mid-1970s. This band continued through the 1980s in recordings and as a touring back-up band for Crosby, Stills and Nash, James Taylor and Jackson Browne. as well as by Libby Titus and Perry Como.

Partial discography As an artist Rosebud, Reprise Records RS-6426 Craig Doerge, Columbia A1-32179 The Section, Warner Brothers BS-2662 Forward Motion, The Section, Warner Bros. BS-2714 Fork It Over, The Section, Capitol ST-11656

As a sideman With James Taylor One Man Dog, Warner Brothers BS-2660 Greatest Hits, Warner Bros BSK-3113 In the Pocket, Warner Bros BS-2912

With Jackson Browne Jackson Browne, Asylum SD-5051 For Everyman, Asylum SD-5067-A The Pretender, Asylum 7E-1079-A Running on Empty, Asylum 6E-113-A-SP Hold Out, Asylum 5E-511-A Lawyers in Love, Asylum EA-60268-A Lives in the Balance, Asylum EA-60457 World in Motion, Asylum

With Crosby & Nash Graham Nash David Crosby (The "Black album"), Atlantic SD-7220 Wind on the Water, ABC Records ABCD-902 Whistling Down the Wire, ABC Records ABCD-956 Crosby & Nash Live, ABC Records ABCD-1042 The Best of Crosby & Nash, ABC Records AA-1102

With Crosby, Stills & Nash CSN, Atlantic SD-19104 Daylight Again, Atlantic SD-19360 Allies, Atlantic 88075-1 Live It Up, Atlantic Records 82107-1 After the Storm, Atlantic Records 82654-2

With Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young American Dream, Atlantic 81888-2

With other artists (partial list) Phoebe Snow, Rock Away, Atlantic WTG-19197 Phantom of Paradise soundtrack, A&M SP-3653 No Nukes, The Muse concerts-New York, Asylum ML-801-B Linda Ronstadt, Don't Cry Now, Asylum SD-5064 Frank Zappa and The GTOs, Permanent Damage, Straight Records S-1059] Patti Dahlstrom, The Way I Am, 20th Century T-421 Craig Fuller & Eric Kaz, Columbia AL-35324

As record producer Rich Kids, soundtrack and eight songs with Allan F. Nicholls for the Robert Altman movie production Graham Nash, Innocent Eyes, co-produced with Graham Nash and Stanley Johnston, Atlantic 816331 CSN, Daylight Again, co-production on two cuts: "Delta", and "Might as Well Have A Good Time" "Step by Step", co-producer with JD Souther. JD Souther & Karla Bonoff from the movie, About Last Night David Crosby, Oh Yes I Can, co producer with Stanley Johnston and David Crosby Judy Henske, producer, Loose in the World, Fair Star 8323 Judy Henske, producer, She Sang California, Fair Star 8393 Judy Henske, production (10 songs) co-produced box set with Cheryl Pawelski, Big Judy: How Far This Music Goes 1962-2004, Rhino Handmade 7726