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Doug MacLeod (born April 21, 1946 in New York City, United States) is an American storytelling blues musician. Although now associated with his home in Memphis, he has lived and worked in North Carolina, St. Louis, New York, Los Angeles, and Norfolk, Virginia, where he was stationed in the United States Navy. He became acquainted with the blues in St Louis in his teens and started his career playing country blues on acoustic guitar, finding that singing eased a stutter and helped him to manage it. Although predominantly associated with acoustic guitar, his skills were developed as a blues bass player, and honed by his subsequent journeys into jazz and electric blues.

Doug MacLeod
Doug Macleod
Background information
Born (1946-04-21) April 21, 1946 (age 76)
New York, United States
GenresBlues
LabelsReference Recordings
Websitehttp://www.doug-macleod.com

Influences


MacLeod's formative blues instruction is attributed to a man he knew as Ernest Banks who also gave him the guiding principles of his music and performances:

He also formed a strong friendship with George "Harmonica" Smith who not only became his mentor, but also the source or experience for many of his songs and stories in his live performances. Unable or unwilling to use his correct name, George always called him "Dubb", a name also adopted by his loyal followers, the DubbHeads.


Writing


MacLeod plays only his own compositions (of which he is credited with over 300), but his music has also been recorded by many other artists, including Dave Alvin, James Armstrong, Eva Cassidy, Albert Collins, Papa John Creach, Big Llou Johnson, Albert King, Chris Thomas King, Coco Montoya, Billy Lee Riley, Son Seals, Tabby Thomas, and Joe Louis Walker. His songs can be heard on the TV series 'The Heat Of The Night'.

He has also been a long-time contributor to Blues Revue magazine with his column "Doug's Back Porch".

The book Murder At The Crossroads: A Blues Mystery - co-authored with Debra B. Schiff in 2022.


Performance


MacLeod's live performances preserve the tradition of the blues as a story-telling medium, expressed by his soulful voice and powerfully rhythmic acoustic guitar style. He plays either his custom National M-1 he calls Moon or his Waterloo WL-S Deluxe he calls P-Nut (accompanied by his left foot), with stories or introductions between pieces. The tales come from his early performances when he felt that he did not have enough original music to fill a show. He has appeared in blues, folk, and jazz festivals and his own shows around the world, but particularly in the US, the UK, and Europe.


Other activities


As well as writing and performing, he also teaches guitar. Solid Air Records released his instructional DVD 101 Blues Guitar Essentials in 2006.. MacLeod has hosted blues radio shows Blues Highway and Nothin' but the Blues (1999 to 2004), and was the voice for the Blues Showcase of Continental Airlines.


Recognition


He has won six Blues Music Awards:

He has been nominated for several consecutive years for:

Winner of the 2013 Blues Blast Award for Male Blues Artist Of The Year.

Nominated for the 2022 Blues Blast Music Award for Acoustic Guitar.

He received the Golden Note award for Best Original Recording (for his album You Can't Take My Blues). His songs have featured in Grammy Award-nominated albums: Albert King's I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby (1984) ("Your Bread Ain't Done"), and Albert Collins' Cold Snap (1986) ("Cash Talking, The Working Man’s Blues").


Discography



Recorded with



Books



Film appearances


MacLeod appeared in Resonate: A Guitar Story along with Catfish Keith, Bob Brozman and Mike Dowling. Resonate is a story of contemporary players of National Reso-Phonic Guitars.


References


  1. "2016 Blues Music Awards Winner List". Blues411.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  2. McKay, Robin. "BLUES MUSIC AWARDS". Blues.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. "Blues Music Awards Nominees - 2013 - 34th Blues Music Awards". Blues.org. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  4. "Blues Music Awards Nominees 2017". Blues.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  5. "Blues Music Awards Nominees 2017". Blues.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  6. "Whose Truth, Whose Lies". Valley Entertainment-Sledgehammer Blues. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  7. "Unmarked Road". Valley Entertainment-Sledgehammer Blues. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  8. "You Can't Take My Blues". Valley Entertainment-Sledgehammer Blues. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  9. "Come To Find". Valley Entertainment-Sledgehammer Blues. Retrieved 17 June 2010.




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