A Benefit for Doug Edwards will be held at Eldorado’s Bar, on Sunday March 29th, beginning at 2 pm. Doug - local musician, recording engineer & producer - passed away in late February. All donations & proceeds from the tribute show will go to Doug’s widow. Come out and celebrate a rock & roll life.
Band Line-up
Brian Clash 2:00
The League Bowlers 2:30
Jeff Kendall 3:15
Willie Phoenix & the Soul Underground 4:00
The Beatdowns 4:45
The following is a tribute to Doug, written by Jim Johnson, Doug’s bandmate from The Beatdowns, reprinted from February 28th.
Doug Edwards was a friend of mine. Not just an acquaintance, a real friend.
I first met Doug back in the 70's. He was playing in The Muff Brothers, and I was playing in Pegasus, which was based in Zanesville, where Doug was from. We didn't know each other well, but just enough. We would pass each other as we both played bars in Zanesville. Later in the 80's Doug was THE engineer at Musicol Studio in Columbus. When I joined Willie Phoenix's band, we recorded there a lot. The first two Willie Phoenix & the Shadowlords records (yes, vinyl) were done there, with Doug behind the board. Over the years, we must have recorded 150 songs at Musicol with Doug. Not only was he a great engineer, but he knew how to make people comfortable in the studio. He was always encouraging, and knew how to get the best out of us.
Many years, and many bands later, Billy Zenn asked me to record some songs, and Doug was - again - the engineer at Musicol. That recording project turned into The Beatdowns, with Billy, me, Jack Johnston, and of course, Doug Edwards on guitar. You could not ask for a better bandmate than Doug. He was always there, with solid playing and a smile on his face. I will never forget the many rehearsals, when we would finally land on the pocket, and Doug would look over at me and just smile a cheshire grin. He knew when it was right. He loved to play, he loved his family, he loved his animals, and he was one of the nicest people I've ever known. The Columbus music community lost one of the great ones. He was loved, and he will be missed, by everyone that was fortunate enough to know him.
Rest In Peace, Doug.
To view the entire In Memoriam Tribute - including videos - please follow the link provided here.