Katherine Dougan

Artist Information

Biography

Katherine Dougan picked up the guitar after a divorce, trading her wedding ring for a used guitar at a Kentucky pawnshop. An Indiana native, she has lived in the Deep South for 11 years.

She performs as a singer/songwriter on guitar and piano, plays jazz flute and is learning to play banjo.

Devoted to Americana and traditional country music, Katherine's influences include Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, the Carter family, Hank Williams Sr., John Prine, Patty Griffin, and Buddy & Julie Miller. She cites her mother's family's Tennessee mountain music as her earliest musical influence.

A freelance writer and an award-winning journalist, Katherine's honors include state and national awards for her series on PCB contamination in Anniston, Alabama, and a Fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

She has received awards and recognition for her poetry, short stories, songwriting, White Trash Cooking, and fast typing skills (105 words per minute).

A native of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Jenkins' influences include the Beatles, James Taylor and David Wilcox.

A computer programmer, Robert has played piano since he was old enough to sit upright at his father's baby grand. He has played guitar for 20-plus years and also plays banjo.

MORE STUFF ABOUT KATHERINE DOUGAN:
A lifelong musician and writer, I have been: an obituary writer, a staff writer for a pizza magazine, a pizza maker, a Dairy Queen employee, a typist, a temporary worker, a print shop manager, a copy editor, an editor/publisher of a weekly newspaper, worked four hours at a JC Penney store, a bartender, a waitress, a typesetter, an assistant for an eye doctor, a liquor store clerk, sold jewelry in a Mall store, a church pianist/organist, a choir director, an award-winning journalist, winner of a poetry contest, winner of a songwriting contest, winner of an advertising campaign contest, Yankeetown (Indiana) Elementary School Fall Festival Queen when I was in the fifth grade, Yankeetown junior high cheerleader, Yankeetown School valedictorian of the 8th grade class (17 class members), winner of a Knight Fellowship for Journalism with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, winner of the Jackson, MS, Musiquarium's White Trash Cookoff in 2002, and winner of an Academic Achievement Award in Advertising from the University of Southern Indiana. I've also been married twice, bereaved, bespectacled, betrayed, belittled, uplifted, a good friend, a bad friend, owner of many good dogs, writer of what I think are some good songs and stories, and fortunate enough to realize life is short and meant to be enjoyed.

Be sure to visit my MUSIC myspace page, www.myspace.com/katherinedougan AND my regular myspace page, www.myspace.com/kathydougan

Instrumentation

Katherine Dougan - vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, Nord Electro 2 keyboard, banjo
Robert Jenkins - acoustic guitar, keyboard, banjo, backup vocals

Discography

Katherine Dougan's (DouganJones) LP "Morningside," featuring the single, "One Little Question," debuted at number 24 on CMA-Germany charts.

Official Website

http://www.katherinedougan.com

Links

• cdbaby

Audio

• One Little Question/Let's Give Love a Chance
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• No Luck With Men/Katherine R. Dougan
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• Ashes of My Heart
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Lyrics

• One Little Question/Let's Give Love a Chance
• Ashes of My Heart
• No Luck With Men

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Press

• "One Little Question" I.C.M.A.G. TOP 50 Indie Charts September 2002 [+ Show ]
  

  01 ED LYONS - Can't You Get It Through Your Heart Snafup Records 02 B. Jeff Stone - 1957 - 1993 Na...01 ED LYONS - Can't You Get It Through Your Heart Snafup Records
  02 B. Jeff Stone - 1957 - 1993 Nashville Gold Records
  03 HEATHER MYLES - Nashville's Gone Hollywood Happy Valley Music
  04 MICHAEL BALLEW - Living In Limbo Soul of Heart
  05 Kevin Dunn - Caroline P.o.i.t. Max Music
  06 Road Side - Thank God It's Friday Allmusica
  07 JOHN ASHFORD MILES - This Heart Of Mine RT
  08 Andy Martin - Love Can Be As Cold As Hell Koch Int'l
  09 T. JAE CHRISTIAN - Old Porch Swing Universal Sound
  10 Red Hawk in Nashville - A Heart That Is Bruised Red Hawk Productions
  11 PETER BORUP - Honky Tonk Country Shuffle Blues NCB
  12 Wilf Cater (Montana Slim) - Shoo Shoo Sh' La La MCA - 1954
  13 DON DEAL - Holdin' On Nothin' Donjim Records
  14 Merle Haggard - Life's Railway To Heaven Merle Haggard
  15 ONIE WHEELER - Little Mama Okeh Records
  16 Clint Miller - Home Of The Blues Clint Miller Music
  17 Billy Don Burns - Sarai Green & Ruby Red Billy Don Burns
  18 RON VANDENBOOM - In The Garden Briarhill
  19 Chester Smith & Merle Haggard - Cryin' Holy Hag Music
  20 Hermann Lammers Meyer - They Stole My Steel Guitar Desert Kid Records
  21 I.S.O.P. - I Believe In Him ISOP
  22 Harold Hill - Dig Another Well Almo Music
  23 GEORGR LEE JR. - Can't Think Of A Thing George Lee
  24 DOUGAN JONES - One Little Question DouganJones
  25 Patsy Christy - Polka Medley ESU Records
  26 JIM WISE - Why You Been Gone So Long Silver Star
  27 Stratochief - Tennessee Stratochief
  28 Kathy Eisenhauer - My Heart Says Go ESU Records
  29 Kaimini - Lielie Greizie Rati Kaimini
  30 Marvell - "4" Hero Records
  31 Pat Cummons - I Hit The Road Demo
  32 Melvin Endsley - I'll Get Even With You MGM
  33 T. Jae Christian & Pat Roden - War Between The States Universal Sound
  34 Kerr Donelly & R. J. Hawkins - Reckless & Lonely K.D.M.L. Records
  35 Pat Roden - Trouble Free Universal Sound
  36 Marion Randell - Face Saving Heart Breaking Lies Tyrolis
  37 Sherley Stockes - Satisfied Corona Records
  38 Jacqueline Ford - Three Minute Star (In A Karaoke Bar) Jacqueline Ford
  39 Loretta Cooper - Losing My Memory Reba Records
  40 Johnny Sanders - Jukebox In My Mind Johnny Sanders
  41 Wade Sims - Independent Man Country Discovery
  42 Connie Francis & Hank Williams Jr. - Wolverton Mountain MGM Records
  43 Desert Reign - She's Not Askin' For Much Desert Reign
  44 Mark Bender - Today I Started Loving You Again Rosewood Records
  45 Midnight Cowboys - Swingin' Doors Midnight Cowboys
  46 Hatchet - Back To BakersfieldCountry Discovery
  47 Ernie Ashworth - A Week In The Country Hickory
  48 Eddy Dunlap - Polka On A Banjo Corona Records Int'l
  49 Poker-Alice - The Rainbow SUISA
  50 Leif Kerstein &WInchesters - Fast Train (instrumental) NcB
  

• "One Little Question" I.C.M.A.G. TOP 50 Indie Charts October 2002 [+ Show ]
  

  I.C.M.A.G. TOP 50 Indie Charts October 2002 01 Road Side - I Want You Allmusica 02 Devils & So...I.C.M.A.G. TOP 50 Indie Charts October 2002
  
  01 Road Side - I Want You Allmusica
  02 Devils & Soehne - Intro (instrumental) Neckar Ton
  03 ED LYONS - Can't You Get It Through Your Heart
  Snafup Records
  04 Nevada - Wella Wella Alright KSR Records
  05 Moran Blanchard - Eli The Cajun Man Corona Records
  06 Honky Tonk Pickers - Bob Wills Is Still The King KSR Records
  07 B. Jeff Stone - 1957 - 1993 Nashville Gold Records
  08 Kevin Dunn - Caroline P.o.i.t. Max Music
  09 Ramsey Kearney - Come On Feet Ramsey Kearney
  10 Bobby Barnett - Tom Mix Heritage Records
  11 Tennessee Heartbreakers - Lovey Dovey KSR Records
  12 Devils & Soehne - Barraco Neckar Ton
  13 Andy Martin - Out Of Her Forever Loving Mind KSR Records
  14 Lindsay Morgan - The Trucker Song Spider Music
  15 Mark Bender - Balladenkönig Rosewood
  16 Tom Lambert - My Other Love Cobweb Records
  17 Kim Dickinson - A Safe Place To Land Country Discovery
  18 MICHAEL BALLEW - Living In Limbo Soul of Heart
  19 Emsland Hillbillies - Rechts vom Kanal(instrumental) Desert Kid Records
  20 HEATHER MYLES - Nashville's Gone Hollywood Happy Valley Music
  21 Road Side - Thank God It's Friday Allmusica
  22 Red Hawk - Indian On The Mountain Red Hawk Production
  23 JOHN ASHFORD MILES - This Heart Of Mine RT
  24 Michael Tracey White - Cold Day In Daytona MTW
  25 Manon's Dream - D.I.V.O.R.C.E. DarkHorse
  26 Andy Martin - Love Can Be As Cold As Hell Koch Int'l
  27 Mark LaForme - The News And Weather darkhorse
  28 T. JAE CHRISTIAN - Old Porch Swing Universal Sound
  29 Marvell - 4 Hero Records
  30 PETER BORUP - Honky Tonk Country Shuffle Blues NCB
  31 Wilf Cater (Montana Slim) - Shoo Shoo Sh' La La MCA - 1954
  32 Clint Miller - Home Of The Blues Clint Miller Music
  33 DON DEAL - Holdin' On Nothin' Donjim Records
  34 Merle Haggard - Life's Railway To Heaven Merle Haggard
  35 Red Hawk in Nashville - A Heart That Is Bruised Red Hawk Productions
  36 Billy Don Burns - Sarai Green & Ruby Red Billy Don Burns
  37 ONIE WHEELER - Little Mama Okeh Records
  38 Chester Smith & Merle Haggard - Cryin' Holy Hag Music
  39 Hermann Lammers Meyer - They Stole My Steel Guitar Desert Kid Records
  40 Harold Hill - Dig Another Well Almo Music
  41 I.S.O.P. - I Believe In Him ISOP
  42 RON VANDENBOOM - In The Garden Briarhill
  43 Patsy Christy - Polka Medley ESU Records
  44 GEORGR LEE JR. - Can't Think Of A Thing George Lee
  45 Stratochief - Tennessee Stratochief
  46 JIM WISE - Why You Been Gone So Long Silver Star
  47 DOUGAN JONES - One Little Question DouganJones
  48 Kathy Eisenhauer - My Heart Says Go ESU Records
  49 Kaimini - Lielie Greizie Rati Kaimini
  50 Pat Cummons - I Hit The Road Demo
  
  

• "Take Country Back" album review: DouganJones: Morningside [+ Show ]
  

  Morningside is the debut release of the Mississippi based, alt-country duo DouganJones, singer-songw...Morningside is the debut release of the Mississippi based, alt-country duo DouganJones, singer-songwriters Katherine R. Dougan and Steven Jones. Morningside is an acoustic effort of country/folk, recorded live in the studio.
  
  The duo met and started playing music together after meeting in 2001, when Dougan moved to Jackson. In addition to acoustic guitar, Dougan also plays piano and flute. As a child, her earliest influence was the Tennessee mountain music her mother's large family would play on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons, that included instruments that ranged from the mandolin to spoons to a washtub bass. Her other influences include many older country artists, particularly Hank Williams Sr., as well as more contemporary artists such as EmmyLou Harris, Gram Parsons, John Prine, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Lucinda Williams and Julie and Buddy Miller.
  
  Jones, a pharmacist, moved to Jackson with his wife 4 years ago. He plays acoustic guitar and mandolin, and recently bought a banjo and a lime green 1950 Mason lap steel which he is teaching himself to play. He grew up listening to his father's Beatles and Bob Dylan tapes, and his other influences include Uncle Tupelo, Blue Mountain, Counting Crows, Kevin Kinney, Lucinda Williams and Ryan Adams.
  
  Katherine Dougan wrote and sings on 10 of Morningside's 12 tracks. Her voice is reminiscent of Stevie Nicks crossed with Lucinda Williams' loopiness, topped with a thick southern twang. Her songs mainly revolve around the theme of failed relationships. Her early influences of Tennessee mountain music particularly come through on "We're All Gonna Die One Day," "No Luck With Men," and "Low Side Of Low." The strongest of her songs lean towards the slightly more folky ache of "Carry On," and "Maryland And Mississippi," it's hauntingly pretty melody accented by flute.
  
  Steven Jones contributes two tracks and vocals with "Get Me Out Of This Town," and "Something Blue." Both are well written, strong efforts, and with Dougan on backing harmonies, the sound brings a more stripped down Whiskeytown to mind.
  
  Morningside contains some strong songwriting and good vocals, making for a nice debut. Their vocal interactions work very well, and Jones' has some very good songwriting skills of his own. Perhaps on their next outing, we'll see a little more of each.
  
  Morningside is available at www.cdbaby.com
  You can visit DouganJones' website at www.douganjones.com
  AnnMarie Harrington Take Country Back September 2002
  

• Belgium indie radio album review: DouganJones "Morningside" [+ Show ]
  

  DouganJones an alt-country musical duo from Jackson, Mississippi, in April 2002 released their debut...DouganJones an alt-country musical duo from Jackson, Mississippi, in April 2002 released their debut CD Morningside, recorded live in one 10-hour-session at Route 1 Recording Studio in Monticello, Mississippi. The CD, which offers listeners the simple styling and sound of a DouganJones live performance, features eight songs penned by Dougan and two written by Jones. Both self-taught acoustic guitarists, singer - songwriter Katherine R. Dougan and singer - songwriter Steven Jones met in 2001 after Dougan moved to Jackson. The duo started playing music together a few month later.
  
  A rural Southern Indiana native, Dougan moved to the Deep South in 1998. She picked up the guitar after a divorce, when she traded her wedding ring for a used guitar at a pawnshop in Kentucky. A freelance writer and poet, Dougan plays flute, banjo and piano. She cites her mother's familiy's Tennessee mountain music as her earliest influence. Her influences including also Hank Williams Sr., Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, John Prine as well as Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Lucinda Williams and Julie & Buddy Miller.
  
  Mississippi native Jones hails from the hill country of Pontotoc. A pharacist for a major retail chain, Jones grew up listening to dad's Beatles and Bob Dylan 8-track-tapes. Jones sings and plays acoustic guitar and mandoline. He recently purchased a banjo and a lime green 1950 Mason lap steel guitar and is teaching himself to play both.
  
  The cobination of both artists, makes this songs sound so unique. It is a great album - a really well done album!
  
  

Setlist

The set list includes a mix of original songs (both members are songwriters, guitarists, pianists and vocalists) and unexpected cover tunes, such as Jimi Hendrix on banjo with female vocals and flute lead solo.

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