Doug Stone: Live at the Hippodrome

Douglas Jackson “Doug” Brooks (Born June 19, 1956 in Newnan, GA) is an American
country music artist known professionally as Doug Stone. Doug, a contemporary country
star, found his mark in music as a lonesome baritone balladeer, although he was very
adept at hard-up-tempo country. Doug began at age five learning guitar from his mother
an avid singer and guitarist. At age seven he was given the opportunity, by his mother, to
open for Loretta Lynn. Life presented Doug a drastic change with the divorce of his
mother and father. Doug, as result, moved in with his dad. As his youthful years past,
Doug played at skating rinks, local bars or any money making project to help his father
make ends meet. In the daytime Doug worked as a mechanic, something else that came
to him naturally. Doug had already past the age of 30 when a Nashville manager paired
him up with Epic, his first record label. He debuted in1990 with the single, “I’d Be Better
Off (In a Pine Box),” the first release from his 1990 self-titled debuted album for Epic
records. This album found Pine Box at a number 4 position on the charts with three
more in the top 10 ratings. These singles included, “Fourteen Minutes Old”, number 6
and number 5,”These Lips Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye”. Following these songs was
his first number one, “In a Different Light”. In addition, the single was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Country Song. Both this album and its successor, 1991’s I
Thought It Was You, earned a platinum certification from The Recording Industry
Association of America for U.S. shipments of one million copies. Two more albums for
Epic, 1992’s From The Heart and 1994’s More Love, each was certified gold. Stone has
charted –twenty-two singles on Hot Country Songs, with his greatest chart success
coming between 1990 and 1995. In this time span, he charted eight Number Ones
including: “In a Different Light”, “A Jukebox and a Country Song”, “Too Busy Being in
Love”, “Addicted to a Dollar, and “Why Didn’t I think of That” to name a few, plus fifteen
more Top Five singles. In early 1992, Stone found that one of the arteries in his heart was
almost entirely blocked. He underwent quadruple bypass surgery and took time off to
recover, just as his third album, "From the Heart," was released. With a gold certification
for shipments of 500,000 copies, "From the Heart" included two Number Ones among
its four singles: “Too Busy Being in Love” and “Why Didn’t I Think of That.” The other
two singles were “Warning Labels” and “Made for Lovin’ You,” at No. 4 and No.6
respectively. One month later Stone released an album titled "The First Christmas." In
June 1994 Stone discovered that he was having breathing problems, which were affecting
his singing. Doctors at Vanderbilt University’s medical center failed to find any problems
in his throat. A second consultation revealed a lump in his nostril but amazingly it was
not cancerous. While Stone was undergoing treatment, his Greatest Hits, Vol.1
compilation was released in late 1994.This album included the new song “Little Houses,
“which debuted on the charts in October 1994 and peaked at No. 7 in early 1995. Stone
made his acting debut in the 1995 film "Gordy." "Gordy," a heartwarming story featured
Doug as Luke McAllister, a struggling musician. Gordy paved the way for stone’s acting
career and as well featured several of his songs. In 2011 Doug moved on to another movie
role, "When the Storm God Rides," a Thomas E. Kelly film. In 2000 Doug suffered a

broken ankle and a cracked rib after crashing his ultra light plane in Robertson County,
TN. In April 2012 Doug Stone and Dr. Gerald Murray of Muscle Shoals, Alabama signed
a management contract. Murray is the former manager of George Jones and the late
Vern Gosdin. In 2014 Doug released the album “Doug Stone ‘The Demo’s’: 20 Years of
Life”.
In 2018, Doug is still touring all over the country with his band, The Stone Age Band, and
performing to loving audiences everywhere! He has a new record scheduled to be
released in the fall of 2018 entitled “Broken”.