Doug Ford (musician)

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Doug Ford is an Australian rock guitarist and songwriter of the 1960s and beyond.

Born in Casino NSW Australia, 26/01/1946 He first came to prominence in the mid-1960s in Sydney as a member of the second incarnation of legendary Australian rock group The Missing Links (1965-66). This was followed by a stint in the Links' Melbourne-based successor Running Jumping Standing Still (1966-67).

From 1968 to 1972, Ford was the lead guitarist in the popular Australian pop-rock band The Masters Apprentices and he established a successful writing partnership with the group's lead singer Jim Keays.

The version of the group that included Ford, Keays, bassist Glenn Wheatley and drummer Colin Burgess made some of the band's most successful recordings, including the singles "5:10 Man", "Turn Up Your Radio", "Because I Love" and "Love Is" and the album Choice Cuts (1971), which was recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London.

Doug stayed in England when the Masters split and wrote and performed with a number of UK musicians. He also lived and worked in Spain and Portugal for a short while.

Doug came back to Australia in the 80's and rejoined The Masters in 1988 - 1991.

Doug was also part of a further reunion in 1997 and the successful Long Way To The Top tours in 2002/3.

Doug has lived in Brisbane Australia since 2002 with his partner Andrea Smith and concentrates on writing and performing original jazz instrumentals and collaborating with and producing other artists. He and Andrea are members of community cultural development group On Creative Ground Inc and Doug has participated in many of their projects.