Basic Information
Label: Independent
Management: Jodie Doyle
Members: Mark D'Rozario - Lead Guitar, Dave Moore - Pedal Steel, Rusty Cochrane - Bass Guitar, Andrew Hosking - Drums
Doug Bruce
Bendigo, VIC, AU
Country
Bio
Doug Bruce and his band The Tailgaters are popular among festival-goers and country crowds of all ages. For anyone who likes honest, no excuses country music.
With his debut full length album, "All I Need", Doug was awarded 2009 Best Male Vocalist in the well regarded Tamworth Independent Artists Recognition Awards (TIARAs), Best Contemporary Song (for I Know About Lonesome) in the Tamworth Songwriters’ Association National Songwriting Competition, a finalist in all six of his nominated ca...
Comments
Greenhorns:
Great music!
Greetings from Greenhorns - Norway!
http://www.reverbnation.com/greenhorns
Jan 03
Billy G Benson Band:
cool tune.....sweet!
Dec 18
Maxlink AkA Dark Angel:
Very best to you!
Oct 05
Billy G Benson Band:
Great songs....!!
Sep 28
Rick Vinson:
Great country music.
Sep 20
Jake Clayton:
Sounds good!
Sep 16
Eleni Mylona:
Cool tracks Doug!
Sep 16
White Grizzly:
nice country sound and vocals on "Coffey Road."
Sep 12
Sharon Smith:
G'day Doug, Thanks for visiting my page. Keep up the great work. I wish you all the best with your music. Cheers :)
Sep 10
Dave Guillemot:
Hey Doug, every single track a GEM...Good to meet up again. Best wishes. Dave.
Sep 08
Press
“Texan-born singer-songwriter Doug Bruce is on a high this week, as his latest single, Coffey Road, has taken poll position on Australia's Country Tracks Top 30, ending the reign of Lee Kernaghan and Dierks Bentley, who had held onto that spot for the past four weeks with Scars.
Inspired by his experiences growing up in small-town America, Coffey Road is the third radio single and second video released from Doug's highly acclaimed album, A Good Place.
The Coffey Road video clip climbed as high as No. 13 on the Country Music Channel's Top 30 countdown, and it's been feautred on Channel 31's Nu Country.
Its spreading even further afield, as Doug said the clip would soon be screened in an upcoming episode of a country music television program in the UK.
Coffey Road won Doug the 2011 Merv Lowry Award for best national traditional song at the Victorian and National Country Music Awards and has made him plenty of new fans and friends as he's travelled the country, promoting the album...
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Artist Stats
Fans: 3,649
Song Plays: 8,680
Visits: 3,830
Video Plays: 1,000
Widget Hits: 10,945
Status
Status:
New video clip "Sweet" now available http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qjh2UzR_30
Blog
Success of old, hopes for the new!
Dec 12, 2011 at 05:28 PM
Been too long since I've got on here! Hopefully most people are connected with me on Facebook (dougbruce.com/doug.bruce1) and have been able to follow some of the happenings.
Blown away when 'Coffey Road' was two weeks at the number 1 position on Australia's Country Tracks Top 30. My first numero uno! 'Honky Tonk Shoes' had nearly got there, stay...






