K.C. Douglas
K.C. Douglas
Top Songs
| 1 | Mercury Blues | ||
| 2 | Black Cat Bone [2] | ||
| 3 | Country Girl | ||
| 4 | Your Crying Won't Make Me Stay | ||
| 5 | Night Shirt Blues |
Albums
Jan 1998 • 22 songs
Jan 1994 • 11 songs
Jan 1990 • 12 songs
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About
Biography
One of the last great rural blues stylists in the San Francisco/Oakland area, K.C. Douglas produced a blues classic when he recorded "Mercury Boogie" in 1949. The tune, which paid homage to the American automobile, was later renamed "Mercury Blues" and covered by Steve Miller and David Lindley. Country superstar Alan Jackson had a number one hit when he recorded the tune in 1992. Rights to the song were purchased by the Ford Motor Company, which used it for a television commercial for Ford trucks.
Born and raised on a family farm near Sharon, MS, Douglas was deeply influence...