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Country star Doug Stone made his name as
a baritone balladeer, even though he's
also adept at up-tempo country tunes.
Stone
was born and raised in Atlanta, GA, and
learned guitar at the age of five from
his mother, also a country singer. As
a teenager, he performed in skating rinks
in his hometown and later moved on to
playing area bars while working long
hours as a mechanic during the day.
It
took Stone several years to be “found”
by his soon-to-be manager who helped him finally
land a record deal with Epic. His self-titled
debut was released in 1990 and broke him in
a big way with the despairing lead single
"I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box),"
which shot into the country Top Five. Stone
landed three more Top Ten hits from the album,
including "Fourteen Minutes Old,"
"These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye," and his first number...........
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