Gregory Douglass

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Gregory Douglass

Background information
Born	December 19, 1980 (1980-12-19) (age 27)
Origin	Burlington, Vermont, United States
Genre(s)	Folk rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, restaurateur
Instrument(s)	vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Years active	1998—present
Label(s)	Emote Records
Associated acts	The Gregory Douglass Band
Website	www.gregorydouglass.com

Gregory Douglass (born December 19, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. Douglass plays lead guitar and piano.

1 Background
2 Music
3 Personal life
4 Discography
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Background

Douglass was born and raised in rural Vermont, winning local talent shows in his early teens. He taught himself to play the piano and guitar, and began writing his own songs during junior high. While attending Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, Douglass composed and recorded the material for his first two albums. On graduation day, the schools' Headmaster presented him with a music award and publicly announced that Douglass was the first student he would ever encourage not to go to college,^[1] advice that convinced him to immediately pursue music full-time.

[edit] Music

Douglass' evocative amalgamation of contemporary folk, pop, and rock have been compared to Tori Amos, Jeff Buckley, Patty Griffin and Rufus Wainwright.^{[citation needed]} He was the winner of the 2003 GrammyFest Awards in New York City,^{[citation needed]} as well as the inaugural performer on the American Red Cross "Save A Life Tour" in 2003. Douglass actively appears at listening rooms, clubs, festivals, and on campuses throughout the U.S., and has co-billed with They Might Be Giants, India Arie, Jason Mraz, Melissa Ferrick and many others.^{[citation needed]} Douglass' debut music video for "I Wanted To Run," produced by Haverstick Films, is regularly airing on LOGO's "Click List" Top 10 Video Countdown.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Personal life

Douglass is openly gay,^[2], and some of his lyrics deal with queer themes. His album Everything I Need was named 1999 Album of the Year by the Gay and Lesbian American Music Association, and he has received glowing reviews in The Advocate.^[3]

[edit] Discography

Studio Albums	Live Albums
If I Were A Man (1998) Gregory Douglass (2000) Teeter (2001) Pseudo-Rotary (2003) Stark (2005) Up & Away (2006)	Retro Active : Volume 1 (2007)