Doug MacLeod - Exactly Like This (2015)

Winner of the 2014 Blues Music Awards 'Best Acoustic Artist' and 'Best Acoustic Album', Doug MacLeod is a unique, powerful guitarist with a rich and soulful voice, singing original songs based on his own life and experiences. This is 'Genuine Original Acoustic Music' at its very best.

In live performance, Doug MacLeod assures his audience 'This song is going to go exactly like this.' It's presented just for them, not a repeat of any performance he's ever given or will ever give. He records the same way: each of his original songs, offered with a fresh voice.

Eleven new MacLeod originals reflecting and paying tribute to some of his diverse musical influences; Louis Jordan, Wes Montgomery, Jerry Reed, Tony Joe White, John Lee Hooker, and even a little Duke Ellington.

A richly detailed recording by Grammy-winning engineer Keith Johnson, done at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, CA.

Yes, he's a blues guy, but he's really a singer/songwriter/storyteller and serious guitarist. One of the few in the modern genre doing all original material and traveling the country like a troubadour. Just Doug, headed down the road in his Honda, baseball on the radio, Siri by his side and a trunk full of music!

2014 Blues Music Awards Best Acoustic Artist and Best Acoustic Album. Bestowed by The Blues Foundation in Memphis, TN, the world´s most prestigious roots music awards.

Blues Blast Magazine's 2013 Male Blues Artist of the Year.

TRACKLIST
01. Rock It Till the Cows Come Home (4:11)
02. Too Many Misses For Me (5:17)
03. Find Your Right Mind (5:28)
04. Ain't It Rough? (5:49)
05. Vanetta (4:25)
06. Serious Doin' Woman (7:04)
07. Ridge Runner (4:14)
08. New Morning Road (4:04)
09. Raylene (3:34)
10. Heaven's the Only Place (6:40)
11. You Got It Good (And That Ain't Bad) (4:51)

Featured Artists:
Doug MacLeod: guitar, vocals
Denny Croy: acoustic bass
Jimi Bott: drums,percussion,washboard
Mike Thompson: piano