Doug Stone (born 19 June 1956) is a country singer from Georgia. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) Country music, also known as country and western music or country-western, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. ...

Childhood

Stone was born Douglas Jackson Brooks on 19 June 1956 in Atlanta, Georgia. (He later changed his last name to Stone to avoid confusion with country singer Garth Brooks.) He started to learn guitar from his mother, herself a country singer, at age five. When Stone was twelve his family moved to Newnan, Georgia. As a teenager, Stone performed in skating rinks and later, in bars while working as a mechanic during the day. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962 in Puyallup, Washington) is an American country music singer-songwriter and charity director. ... Newnan is a city in Coweta County, Georgia, 39 miles (63 km) south by west of Atlanta. ...

Early career

Stone was already in his 30s when a Nashville-based manager saw his act and helped him get sign a record deal with Epic Records. His self-titled debut was released in 1990 and had an immediate and lasting hit with the song "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)," which entered the country Top Five. The album contained three more Top Ten hits: "Fourteen Minutes Old," "These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye," and Stone's first number one, "In a Different Light." Stone quickly released his second album, I Thought it Was You, in 1991. The album eventually sold over a million copies and featured three Top Five hits: "I Thought it Was You," "Come In Out of the Pain," and Stone's second number one "A Jukebox With a Country Song." Shortly before the release of his third album, From the Heart, in 1992, Stone underwent quadruple bypass surgery. Stone was able to recover in time to release his Christmas album The First Christmas that year. Meanwhile, From the Heart yielded four hits. "Warning Labels" and "Made for Lovin' You" went Top Ten; "Too Busy Being in Love" and "Why Didn't I Think of That" become Stone's third and fourth number ones. In 1993 Stone released his fifth album, More Love. The album yielded three Top Ten hits: "Addicted to a Dollar," "I Never Knew Love," and the title track. Like From the Heart, More Love sold a million copies. For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Epic Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... See also: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident... See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) other events of 1992 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... Early in a coronary artery bypass surgery during vein harvesting from the legs (left of image) and the establishment of bypass (placement of the aortic cannula) (bottom of image). ... See also: 1992 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ...

Later career

In 1995 Stone released the compilation Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 featuring the new released "Little Houses," which entered the Top Ten. Later that year, after having left Epic, Stone released Faith in Me, Faith in You with Colombia Records. While the songs "Faith in Me, Faith in You" and "Born in the Dark" were hits, no songs entered the Top Ten. To make matters worse, Stone's health problems continued. In December 1995, he suffered a near-fatal heart attack, which delayed the recording of his next album. Stone was nearly killed in a plane crash in 1997, and decided to slow down his touring and recording. He eventually left his old label to join Atlantic Records, where he released his 1999 album Make Up in Love, a more pop-oriented album. Declining sales caused him to leave Atlantic Records and he subsequently moved to the independent Audium label for 2002's The Long Way. In 2005, on a new label, Lofton Creek, Stone released his latest album, In a Different Light. See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... See also: 1998 in music, 1999 in British music, other events of 1999, 2000 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

Acting Career

In 1995 Stone co-starred in Gordy as Luke MacAllister. A struggling musician and single father. Gordy is a 1995 movie about a pig whos searching for his missing family whos taken away to Nebraska to a slaughterhouse before its too late. ...

Number One Hits

• "In A Different Light" (Doug Stone)
• "A Jukebox With a Country Song" (I Thought it Was You)
• "Too Busy Being in Love" (From the Heart)
• "Why Didn't I Think of That" (From the Heart)

Discography

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Awards

• 1993 - TNN/Music City News - "Star of Tomorrow"

External links

• Doug Stone official website
• A dedicated page about Stone from The (Newnan, Georgia) Times-Herald
• All Music Guide Page