Author Archive for Doug
Americana
Two trains runnin’ Beware the fallen angel Who swears he’s coming back Hot wheels burning Up a cold steel track There are two Two trains runnin’ After you They’re runnin’ After you There are two trains Two trains, two trains Runnin’ We know who Laid the groundwork Who drove the golden spike If proverbs are [...]
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Doug | Dec 14, 2012 | Comments 0
Dionne Warwick at Davis Art Center Ft Meyers, FL
I am a huge Hal David, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick fan, as a songwriter, how could I not be? Of all the shows I’ve ever done, the 2 that shine the brightest, were brought to me by the same promoter, Bill Johnson, a founding member of the house of blues. The other show was with [...]
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Doug | Mar 10, 2012 | Comments 0
Vintage ukes
I was born in the queens hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii. My dad was a flying tiger in WW2. we lived in a little grass shack on Waikiki beach, not far from the royal Hawaiian and ala moana hotels. Hilo Hattie taught my mom to hula and ukulele music used to waft in the night air an [...]
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Doug | Mar 10, 2012 | Comments 0
Fenway park
Fenway park, the green monster…..iconic. I have had more than a few brushes with Fenway. Fundraisers for the jimmy fund, baseball games as a kid, but little did I realize then, I would one day be on a CD with Ted Williams!!! The splendid splinter, one of the greatest that ever lived. When swing was [...]
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Doug | Mar 09, 2012 | Comments 0
W. C. Handy Awards 2005
The blues will always be the roots of my musical tree. It began with elvis, then big mama thornton, memphis minnie, mississippi john hurt, leadbelly, muddy waters, son house, robert johnson, howlin’ wolf, tampa red, slim harpo, blind blake, blind willie johnson, on to chicago when it got electrified, bb king, muddy, buddy, cotton, broonzy, butterfield, bloomfield, musslewhite, little walter, even the kansas city headcutters all swirl around in the great melting pot of american rock and roll.
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Doug | Sep 20, 2011 | Comments 0
Jay Geils Jazz and Blues Revue
Life is funny sometimes. I’ve been friends with Gerry Beaudoin, jazz guitarist extrordinarie and leader of the new guitar summit.
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Doug | Jul 13, 2011 | Comments 0
Frankentele
The guitars I collect are mostly “player” guitars, which are modified in some way making them less than collector guitars. I prefer these, as I can PLAY them! Not sit around in some climate controlled room cackling madly, drinking port, and admiring my shrewdness. The “frankentele” is no exception.
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Doug | Jul 13, 2011 | Comments 0
Madame Montreal
A lot of folks ask me about the big blonde guitar I play mainly with Bellevue Cadillac. So I thought I would give the back story….
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Doug | Jul 13, 2011 | Comments 0
Doug | May 26, 2011 | Comments 0
The Beach Boys
A couple of years ago, my friend Charles Stockham said a friend of his, John Wilson, was having a 50th birthday party and had hired the Beach Boys! Would I like to go…….u kidding?
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Doug | May 25, 2011 | Comments 0