Doug Stone

Douglas Jackson Brooks (born June 19, 1956 in Newnan, Georgia) is an American country music artist known professionally as Doug Stone. Starting with his debut single "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)" in late 1990, Stone has charted twenty-two singles (four of which reached Number One) on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, in addition to recording nine studio albums and a Greatest Hits package.

Stone also made a brief venture into acting, starring in the 1995 Disney movie Gordy. Shortly afterward, a series of health problems (including a heart attack and a stroke) forced him to put his recording career on hiatus until 1999. He has since resumed recording, primarily on independent labels; his most recent album, My Turn, was released in 2007 on Lofton Creek Records.

Overall, Stone's albums have accounted for twenty-two singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the Number One hits "In a Different Light", "A Jukebox With a Country Song", "Too Busy Being in Love", and "Why Didn't I Think of That", as well as eleven more Top Ten hits.

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