- winner of the 2014 Blues Music Awards for Acoustic Artist
Of The Year and Acoustic Album Of The Year (There's A Time), the 2013
Blues Blast Music Award for Male Artist Of The Year, and perennial Blues
Music Award nominee - is a prolific singer, songwriter, engaging
storyteller, and masterful guitarist born in the blues and rooted in the
American tradition.
A traveling artist writing and singing original songs based on his own
life and experiences, he learned from the old masters, lived the music,
survived the life and carries forward a valuable tradition. MacLeod is
known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals,
wit and unforgettable live performances. At the heart of this is his
knack for storytelling, bringing characters-from the faceless to the
legendary-to strikingly real life. As a youth he overcame abuse and a
crippling stutter by turning to music. After he picked up a guitar, and
tried to sing - he found his voice.
While he developed his rich, soulful singing style MacLeod also worked out a unique, unorthodox and powerfully rhythmic acoustic guitar style.
The rage of his turbulent youth was eventually channeled through his guitar, using his relentless right hand to pound out an insistent, churning beat to complement his intricate bottleneck and finger-style technique. MacLeod's playing landed him sideman gigs with George 'Harmonica' Smith, Big Joe Turner, Pee Wee Crayton, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, Lowell Fulson and Big Mama Thornton. Under their tutelage, he learned how to thrill and enrapture a crowd.
Over 29 years, 19 studio albums, several live records, compilations, a blues guitar instructional DVD and a live performance DVD, MacLeod has consistently earned raves.
His songs have been covered by many artists including Albert King, Albert Collins, Joe Louis Walker and Eva Cassidy. He has co-written songs with Dave Alvin and Coco Montoya, and his songs have been featured in many TV movies and the hit show In the Heat of the Night. Two of his songs are on Grammy nominated albums by Albert King and Albert Collins.
From 1999 to 2004 he hosted Nothin' But The Blues, a very popular
weekend blues show on Los Angeles' KLON-KKJZ. He has also been the voice
for The Blues Showcase on Continental Airlines and contributed his
soulful slide guitar playing to the Los Angeles opening of the August
Wilson play "Gem of the Ocean".
For ten years he penned "Doug's Back
Porch," a regular feature column in Blues Revue Magazine in which he
shared his humorous and insightful stories with thousands of readers.
Listen to Doug talk about his 2015 UK tour here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P8iDgKN6HQ
And find out more here: http://www.doug-macleod.com
15th, 16th & 17th May 2015
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