Website: http://www.myspace.com/dougjonescanada

 

Doug Jones was born in Toronto, Canada. He learned to play acoustic guitar at the age of 21 and joined several local bands to play club gigs in and out of town. After some time he moved to Calgary Canada in 1973. Doug put together a country band to tour across Canada. He spent twenty years in the music business, travelling across Canada playing cover tunes in nightclubs, festivals, at stampede parties and at corporate functions. His band was a warm up act for other artists.

In 1986 he took time away from performing full time to raise a family, and applied himself to several business opportunities. Continuing to perform part-tine.

In 2003 he returned to the music industry and is actively pursuing a career as a singer/songwriter/Performer of original Country, Rockabilly and Country Rock music. He is currently performing and writing his songs with co-writers in Calgary, Nashville, New York and Chicago. Doug delivers his songs with great passion and enthusiasm, and easily connects with his concert audiences.

Doug writes his songs with co writer, lyricist James Broydell, both of whom experienced many of the situations written about on Doug