35 Facts About Doug Stone

Doug Stone was born on Douglas Jackson Brooks; June 19,1956 and is an American country music singer and songwriter.

Doug Stone debuted in 1990 with the single "I'd Be Better Off ", the first release from his 1990 self-titled debut album for Epic Records.

Doug Stone has charted twenty-six singles on Hot Country Songs, with his greatest chart success coming between 1990 and 1995.

Doug Stone is known for his neotraditionalist country sound and frequent recording of ballads.

Doug Stone's mother, who was a country music singer, taught him how to play guitar when he was 5.

Doug Stone found additional work singing as a teenager: first at local skating rinks, and then at local bars, and later as one member of a short-lived trio; in addition, he and his father worked as mechanics to make ends meet.

Doug Stone built a recording studio in his house, while performing in local clubs.

Doug Stone played various local venues, and was discovered by a record label manager while singing at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall.

Doug Stone chose to record under the name Doug Stone, so as to avoid confusion with Garth Brooks.

Record producer Doug Stone Johnson played three tunes for Epic Records producer Bob Montgomery, who disliked the first two that he heard but enjoyed the third one.

Doug Stone's self-titled debut album was released in 1990 with Johnson as producer.

Doug Stone received three music award nominations in 1991: the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association, Star of Tomorrow from Music City News, and Top New Male Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music.

Doug Stone co-wrote the track "The Feeling Never Goes Away" with Kim Williams and Phyllis Bennett, and then-labelmate Joe Diffie co-wrote "Burning Down the Town".

Mansfield was less favorable, saying that Doug Stone "seems to wallow in sorrow".

In early 1992, Doug Stone began experiencing dizziness and pain in one of his arms.

Doug Stone began feeling chest pains which he initially thought were heartburn.

Doug Stone then underwent quadruple bypass surgery at Centennial Medical Center to alleviate four severe arterial blockages near his heart which initially gone undiscovered by doctors.

One month after From the Heart, Doug Stone released a Christmas album titled The First Christmas.

Doug Stone was nominated in both 1992 and 1993 for Star of Tomorrow by Music City News, and Top Male Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music, winning the former award in 1993.

Doug Stone toured in 1992 with Patty Loveless, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Hank Williams, Jr.

Unlike his previous albums, Doug Stone co-produced with James Stroud, except on the track "Dream High", which Stroud produced with Tom Bahler and Bruce Swedien.

Doug Stone consulted throat doctors at Vanderbilt University's medical center, who failed to find any problems in his throat, while a second consultation revealed a lump in his left nostril.

Doug Stone suffered a nearly-fatal heart attack in December 1995 and a mild stroke in 1996, reducing his ability to record and tour.

Doug Stone's last charting single for Columbia was "Gone Out of My Mind", which he recorded for the multi-artist compilation album A Tribute to Tradition in 1998.

Doug Stone signed with Atlantic Records and released Make Up in Love in 1999 under the production of Wally Wilson.

Greaves's 1969 single "Take a Letter Maria", which Doug Stone took to number 45, and "Surprise", which spent only one week on the country charts, at number 64.

In December 1999, Doug Stone was aboard an airplane which skidded off a snowy runway at O'Hare Airport in Chicago; there were no injuries.

Doug Stone began piloting ultra-light airplanes as a hobby in 1999 and 2000.

Doug Stone later said that the accident made him decide to quit flying planes.

Doug Stone signed to Audium Entertainment in 2002 and recorded The Long Way.

In 2013, Doug Stone toured with Bryan White and Shenandoah as part of the "Reliving the 90s Tour".

Doug Stone returned to acting, with roles in the films When the Storm God Rides and The Story of Bonnie and Clyde.

Doug Stone married Beth Snyder in December 1996 after being engaged to her for a year.

On March 29,2015, Doug Stone married fiddler Jade Jack in Greenville, Texas, and both have a daughter together, born April 14,2016.

Doug Stone is known primarily for his neotraditionalist country sound, his tenor singing voice, and emphasis on ballads.