Doug Collins to Play Guitar at the Grand Ole Opry
My good friend Doug Collins will be playing guitar with country music star Julie Roberts on the Grand Ole Opry at Carnegie Hall tonight. You can watch his performance at 6PM Mountain Time on GAC.
Doug and I were together in our first little rock band (dubbed Social Faux Pas) in junior high. He and Jared Harding played the guitar while Reed Spencer did drums and I thumped along on the bass. We were great for our age and had a few little gigs around town, but we weren’t very good overall, and Social Faux Pas (like most bands) fizzled out before it could really take off. Those were fun times though, and I’ll always remember them fondly. It’s been well over 10 years since, and Doug has gone in to play in Jerry Town, the City Coyboys, and a myriad of other local Utah bands.
Although I’m not a big country music, I’m excited for Doug to have some big name validation for his career choice. Doug is a fantastic musician and a gifted guitar player. He’s been working the music scene for a long time and really deserves this big break.
So check out Doug Collins’ guitar with Julie Roberts at the Grand Ole Opry. If I know Doug he’ll make it worth your while.
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Tags: Bands, Doug Collins, Gutar, Jared Harding, Music, Reed Spencer, Social Faux Pas
April 3rd, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Man, they totally kept the camera off Doug. I guess Julie was the center of attention, but Doug did what he does best: kept it all together, including some really good backup vocals!
April 5th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
Did any get that on Myth TV or TeVo? We don’t get GAM. To tell you the truth I’ve never even heard of it. I would really like to check it out though.
April 5th, 2006 at 3:41 pm
Luke,
I had Coreen TiVo it. Let me know when you want to go up.
June 28th, 2006 at 10:51 pm
I am buddies with doug as well, and he is the man. I found this blog after googl-ing his name after hearing he will be on the tonight show tomorrow night with Julie Roberts. I must say though, to say Doug is a gifted guitarist is definately an understatement. I have jammed with him on numerous occassions with my other buddy mike child and both of these guys can rip.
November 27th, 2006 at 1:22 am
Aww shucks! You guys are the best!