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Doug MacLeod
Since 1946
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Doug MacLeod (born April 21, 1946) is an American acoustic blues storyteller, songwriter, and guitarist. He previously served as the voice for the Blues Showcase of Continental Airlines. Over his career, MacLeod has won multiple Blues Music Awards, including Acoustic Artist of the Year in 2023. His albums A Soul To Claim and Raw Blues 1 received positive critical reception, with DownBeat awarding a 4-star review to A Soul To Claim, and Raw Blues 1 winning the 2024 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Album of the Year. His subsequent release, Between Somewhere and Goodbye, won the 2026 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Album of the Year.
MacLeod's musical style is influenced by early blues musicians. His work has received positive reviews from critics and peers. As Blues Music Magazine wrote, “Like all great blues men, MacLeod lives his music — the songs are one with his being.” Jorma Kaukonen called him “One of the great blues artists…period!”
MacLeod performs live concerts, hosts The Memphis Porch Sessions, and releases studio recordings.
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Discography
Albums
- 1984 No Road Back Home
- 1987 Woman in the Street
- 1991 Ain't the Blues Evil
- 1994 Come to Find
- 1996 You Can’t Take My Blues
- 1997 Unmarked Road
- 1999 'Live' As It Gets
- 2000 Whose Truth, Whose Lies?
- 2002 A Little Sin
- 2004 Dubb
- 2008 Many Shades of Blue
- 2008 The Utrecht Sessions
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- 2011 Brand New Eyes
- 2013 There's a Time
- 2013 Doug MacLeod on Black and Tan, Vol. 1
- 2015 Exactly Like This
- 2015 Doug's Slide Guitar
- 2015 Doug MacLeod on Black and Tan, Vol. 2
- 2015 Doug MacLeod on Black and Tan, Vol. 3
- 2015 Doug MacLeod on Black and Tan, Vol. 4
- 2016 Where I Been
- 2016 Live in Europe
- 2017 Break the Chain
- 2022 A Soul to Claim
- 2023 Raw Blues 1
- 2025 Between Somewhere and Goodbye
