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Doug Stone

Douglas Jackson Brooks was born in Atlanta Georgia in 1956, though he performs under the stage name Doug Stone to avoid confusion with fellow country singer Garth Brooks. Though he had a rough childhood growing up in the poorer parts of Georgia, his mother was a skilled musician and taught Doug to sing and play the guitar at age seven. By the time he was five he had begun performing around Atlanta, even opening a show for Loretta Lynn in 1963.

As a teenager, Doug found odd jobs singing, often playing gigs at local bars and skating rinks. Doug built a homemade recording studio in his room, and continued to find work as a barroom singer at night while working as a mechanic by day. He was discovered at the age of 31 while playing in one of his local haunts by a Nashville executive, Phyllis Bennet. He moved to Nashville and recorded a three-song demo under Bennet; the demo landed him a recording contract with Epic in 1990.

Doug went on to release six albums on Epic over the next five years, four of which charted in the top 20 of the Billboard Top Country Albums index. The albums combined sold over three million copies, firmly establishing himself as a powerful force in the world of country music, touring with the likes of Alabama and Reba McEntire. His deep baritone voice and neotraditional musical style lent well to deep, soulful ballads like "I’d Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)" and "Come In Out of the Pain", though he could perform upbeat tracks like "Leave Me the Radio" just as successfully.