Captain Kirk Douglas

For the actor, see Kirk Douglas.

"Captain" Kirk Douglas
Douglas in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Kirk Douglas
Born	(1972-09-30) September 30, 1972
Genres	Hip hop, neo soul, soul, funk, R&B, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals
Associated acts	The Roots, Dave Matthews Band, My Favorite, The Dust-Rays
Notable instruments
Gibson CS-356, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Gibson SG Custom, Gibson Goldtop

"Captain" Kirk Douglas (born September 30, 1972) is an American guitarist who plays with the hip hop band The Roots.^[1]

Equipment

Guitars

On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Douglas mainly uses a Gibson CS-356, a black custom Gibson Les Paul, or a custom Gibson SG. He owns more than fifteen electric guitars, including a Gibson Goldtop (given to him by Vernon Reid), a Gibson Dusk Tiger and his favourite: a '61 Epiphone Crestwood. In 2013, Gibson began producing the "Captain Kirk" Custom SG. He also owns an acoustic Gibson J-200 and a Gibson Hummingbird.^[2] In honor of what would have been Roy Orbison's 75th birthday, Kirk played Orbison's signature Gibson ES-335 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, April 25, 2011.

The Crestwood had its headstock broken in March 2013 when Prince threw it in the air following his performance of "Bambi" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Prince had admired the guitar (which Douglas had planned to play at a Prince tribute concert) and asked to borrow it for his performance.^[3] Douglas said, "Right after this happened I went right into the control room and he was there and he apologized and he said he would take care of it."^[4]

References

↑ Klimek, Chris (December 31, 2009). "At Roots' 9:30 show, the hits keep coming". The Washington Post. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ November 2010, Gibson New York City Showroom interview with Captain Kirk Douglas
↑ McGovern, Kyle (March 16, 2013). "In Dick Move, Prince Smashes Other Guy's Guitar on 'Fallon'". Spin. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
↑ Douglas, Kirk (May 1, 2013). "Kirk Douglas: The Epiphone Interview" (Interview). Interview with Epiphone. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

The Roots

Black Thought
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba" Bryson
F. "Knuckles" Walker
Kamal Gray
Mark Kelley
James Poyser
Questlove

Studio albums

Organix (1993)
Do You Want More?!!!??! (1994)
Illadelph Halflife (1996)
Things Fall Apart (1999)
Phrenology (2002)
The Tipping Point (2004)
Game Theory (2006)
Rising Down (2008)
How I Got Over (2010)
Undun (2011)
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (2014)

Collaborations	Wake Up! (2010, with John Legend) Betty Wright: The Movie (2011, with Betty Wright) Wise Up Ghost (2013, with Elvis Costello)

Live albums

The Roots Come Alive (1999)
Jay-Z: Unplugged (2001, with Jay Z)
Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues (2002, with Etta James)

Extended plays

From the Ground Up (1994)
The Legendary (1999)

Songs

"Proceed" (1995)
"What They Do" (1996)
"You Got Me" (1999)
"The Next Movement" (1999)
"Break You Off" (2002)
"The Seed (2.0)" (2002)
"Don't Say Nuthin'" (2004)
"Star" (2004)
"Don't Feel Right" (2006)
"How I Got Over" (2009)
"Wake Up Everybody" (2010)
"Make My" (2011)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 257739304 LCCN: no2012112106 MusicBrainz: db5578c1-e96f-4d88-8afa-e246057ffd4c

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