A native of the Washington, DC area, Doug Jay has been playing blues and rock & roll on the road since the mid-1970s.

He started playing the harmonica as a teenager, and his professional career began shortly thereafter, playing harmonica in several fledgling blues and rock & roll bands in New England and Florida before joining The Allstars from Charlottesville, Virginia.

During his time with The Allstars (1976-79), Doug had the opportunity to participate in jam sessions and gigs with Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Bobby Bland, Sunnyland Slim, John Hammond Jr., Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and a host of other blues and rock giants. In 1978 The Allstars only album, “Tip Your Waitress” was released on Adelphi Records (Adelphi AD4112), and received a rave review by Nick Tosches in Rolling Stone Magazine.

In 1980 Doug joined the original Bob Margolin Blues Band following Bob’s departure (after seven years as lead guitarist) from The Muddy Waters Band. Doug played harmonica and shared vocal duties with Bob, one of the great interpreters of traditional-style Chicago blues.

The enthusiastic reviews in the international blues press on his solo-albums “Until We Meet Again” and “Get It While It’s Hot” led to extensive touring in Europe.

Having developed close musical ties in Europe in the 90s, Doug now records and tours regular on the continent. In 2000 he joined forces with his present European touring band, The Blue Jays, with whom he's proudly recorded his latest CD's "Jackpot!" and "Under The Radar" for Crosscut Records.  These albums are another step in Doug’s musical evolution, drawing from many sources to create something a little bit different. Occupying a musical territory somewhere between “retro” and “now”, the band's sound is inspired and informed by America’s musical past but with both feet firmly planted in the present.

LINE UP:
Doug Jay : vocals / bluesharp
Christopher "Jimmy" Reiter : guitar / vocals
Jasper Mortier : bass
André Werkmeister : drums

BOOKINGS:  GENUINE MUSIC AGENCY
P.O. Box 1577, 4700 BN Roosendaal, Holland
Tel. 0165 - 553115    E-mail: info@genuinemusic.nl

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