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Doug Koempel (born September 23, 1950 in West Union, Iowa) is an American musician and songwriter. In 1966 he joined the Iowa rock and roll band, the Runaways, as the keyboardist. With the release of their 1968 recording, "My Baby Left Me", the band changed its name to the Rubber Band. Koempel left the band in 1970 to form the the Memory Brothers band.

He was signed by Chart Records in Nashville, TN in 1974 and released three singles and a solo album, "Sayin' Good-Bye."

In September of 2010, Koempel was inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association Hall of Fame as an original member of the Rubber Band. And on September 1, 2013 he was again inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association Hall of Fame as the founding member of the Memory Brothers.