Doug Johnson (born in
Swainsboro, Georgia
Swainsboro is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 7,425. The city is the county seat of Emanuel County.
Geography
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) is an American record producer and songwriter. He began in the 1970s working as an engineer and mixer for the Lowery Group.
His first production credit was for
The Burch Sisters, an act which signed with
Mercury Nashville
Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, Lost Highway Records, Capitol Records Nashville and EMI Records N ...
in 1988. A year later, Johnson helped
Doug Stone
Doug Stone (born Douglas Jackson Brooks; June 19, 1956) is an American country music singer and actor. He debuted in 1990 with the single "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)", the first release from his 1990 self-titled debut album for Epic Recor ...
secure a contract with
Epic Records
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. While at Epic, Johnson became the vice president of
A&R, helping the label to sign
Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957) is an American country music singer. She began performing in her teenaged years before signing her first recording contract with MCA Records' Nashville division in 1985. While her first ...
while producing for
Ty Herndon
Boyd Tyrone Herndon (born May 2, 1962), known professionally as Ty Herndon, is an American country music singer and songwriter. His music career began in the 1980s as a member of the Tennessee River Boys, a predecessor to the country band Diamon ...
,
John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery (born January 20, 1965) is an American country music singer. Montgomery began singing with his brother Eddie, who would later become known as one half of the duo Montgomery Gentry, before beginning his major-label solo ca ...
, and others.
Johnson also assembled the members of the
Gibson/Miller Band
Gibson/Miller Band was an American country music band founded in 1990 by Dave Gibson and Bill "Blue" Miller, the latter of whom was a former guest musician in rock musician Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band. Both Gibson and Miller served as vocalis ...
, which recorded two albums for Epic.
He was promoted to senior vice president of the label in 1994, then moved to
Giant Records
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in 1997, becoming president of that label.
Johnson also produces and co-writes for
Lee Brice
Kenneth Mobley Brice Jr. (born June 10, 1979), known professionally as Lee Brice, is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Curb Records. Brice has released five albums with the label: '' Love Like Crazy'', '' Hard to Love'', ...
.
Johnson has also written over 40 songs, including
Randy Travis
Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.
Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recor ...
's "
Three Wooden Crosses
"Three Wooden Crosses" is a song written by Kim Williams and Doug Johnson, and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in November 2002 from his album, '' Rise and Shine''. The song became Travis' 16th and fina ...
", which won the
Academy of Country Music
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and
Country Music Association
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Song of the Year award.
References
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American country record producers
American country songwriters
American male songwriters
Living people
People from Swainsboro, Georgia
Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)
Year of birth missing (living people)