Artist description About this tall, dark hair, brown eyes, usually wearing a strat and a pair of headphones.

Music Style At times, Blues based-soulful little soundscapes tastefully played on guitar, and other times heavy-beatin'-head-bobbin'-rock and roll with a sexy sense of humour but still respectfully rooted in the tradition of the blues music and style, heavily influenced by Hendrix, Page, and Albert Collins to name a few.

Musical Influences Jimi Hendrix, John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Robert Fripp, Roy Buchanan, Albert King, Albert Collins, BB King, Duke Robillard, Danny Gatton, Adrian Belew not in that order.

Similar Artists I don't, to me anyway, sound like anyone else although you can hear my influences in my music.

Artist History I started playing around 1979.The first song I ever played was John Lennon's Working Class Hero. I played in my room for a few years, listening to Zeppelin, Hendrix, BB King, blues. Started jaming with Dan Powell, my neighbour who was learning drums at the same time. Played in a garage band, got an Ovation amp, got on TV, played in a few parks. Met Mike Hampson,really honed our skills, fell in love with guitar. Stayed in bands, started playing bars, recording overdubs, experimenting with sounds. Got into better bands, played with better players, started guesting, or subbing, got a reputation as a professional, played some nice gigs, made some good cash, and still am today as a father and family guy who has his family'support.

Group Members Doug Smith The Boogie Blues Band - Dwayne Laforme, guitar Chris Nemeth, drums Pat Bourdon, bass With The Delsonics - Guy Westbrook - guitar Tim Cavanaugh - drums With, Mickey D - bass The kil'billies Myself - Acoustic/electric/voc Guy Westbrook - guitar/voc Pete Vanderveen - bass Stix and Geezer - batterie

Instruments 1957 Vintage Reissue Fender Stratocaster, 14 years old, A customized copy of a Les Paul, a Music Man RD112 with a Celestion side cabinet, a Sigma ( Martin) acoustic, Univibe, Boss OD, Anolog delay, chorus, wa, eq, stereo verb.

Albums Music From My Head - Cassete Files Remastered, Stratsongs, Four Track Sessions 91-94, From the Black Water, Music From My Head ( Cassette Files Remastered)

Location Brantford, Ontario - Canada

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