Artist description Gay CW Band, fiddle, guitar, drums, bass guitar, sometimes accordion

Music Style Country, Tejano, Cajun

Musical Influences Hank Williams, Hal Ketchum

Similar Artists Steve Wariner, Lefty Frizzell

Artist History Doug Stevens & the Outband have been performing for gay audiences, all over the world, since Jan. 1992. They were the first gay band to win corporate sponsorship and have toured nationally sponsored by such corporations as Coors Beer and DeKuyper Pucker Schnapps. You can see them at dances, Gay Pride events, fundraisers, gay rodeos, leather events and square dance events.

Group Members Doug Stevens, Lead Singer Patrick Haggerty, Rhythm Guitar, Singer Joyce Baker, Drums, Percussion Calvin Murasaki, Fiddle Dennis Fortin, Lead Guitar Mary Burnley, Bass Guitar

Instruments Fiddle, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Accordion

Press Reviews "...a lovely blend of sweet bluegrass melody and spicy Cajun rhythms," Billboard Magazine "...old-fashioned two-stepping, replete with fine fiddling and cry-in-your-beer lyrics," Billboard Magazine "Stevens vocal ability and original song writing are far above his straight contemporaries..." the Washington Blade "'Out in the Country' is a landmark recording...it transcends the boundaries of sexual orientation," The Clarion Ledger, Jackson MS "It's no wonder why the group has had no problem getting booked in both gay and straight clubs through the country." the Mobile Register, Mobile AL "(Stevens) could be a stand-in for Clint Black, Garth Brooks or any other country icon." The New Yorker "...a mix between traditional twang-n-fiddle and a more modern country-pop sensibility." The St. Louis Post Dispatch "...a sincere country sound delivered with deep integrity." The Chicago Sun Times "…in his original songs, Stevens…seized upon the country tradition he ditched back in Tupelo." the Philadelphia Gay News “...Doug is Gay Country’s most visible spokesman.. combining raucous and raw honky-tonk stylings with occasional forays into more pop influenced contemporary country.. Stevens songs tackle the joys and heartbreaks of gay relationships.” The Country Music Hall of Fame’s Journal of Country Music "Doug Stevens, the charismatic leader of the Outband, sings country music, the most popular music in America." AUT Magazine (Italy) "Northern Europe is Ready for ...Doug Stevens' brand of Gay Country Music" Radio Scorpio (Belgium) "…Doug Stevens… has formed the incredibly successful Outband, a fluid group with posts in New York City and San Francisco." OUTRAGE Magazine: Australia "Steven's music... is tinged with an innocent, enthusiastic nostalgia... footstomping bluegrass with a North Mississippi flavor." New York Press: New York, N.Y. "With the popularity of Country Music growing in Europe, and the increasing European tolerance of Gay culture...Doug Stevens' music will very likely be a hit." Mark Dijkstra, Eindhoven Radio (The Netherlands) "The Outband...putting gay relationships at the heart of their music...." OUT Magazine: National

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Location Oakland, CA - USA

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