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Doug Raney: New Videos From Spain

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I've posted on guitarist Doug Raney multiple times in the past. Doug was the son of guitar great Jimmy Raney. Father and son performed as a duo in Europe in 1977. After they toured, Doug moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he lived until his death in 2016 at age 59.

As Doug's younger brother, Jon Raney, told me shortly after Doug's death:

Doug was struggling with prior drug addiction and was on the program for a long time. But it was really his addiction to alcohol, in excess, that did him in. He was a different type of drunk than my father, who became more of a Mr. Hyde when he drank. Doug lived much of his life as a functioning alcoholic, so it was sort of a wide spectrum in terms of behavior. But in later years, his personality under the influence had moved closer to my Dad's, where he suddenly was more frequently not capable of fulfilling his musical commitments.

Three months ago, Pablo Acuna uploaded si clips from a gig by the Doug Raney Quintet that was taped for Spanish TV. I'm guessing these clips were recorded in late 1984 or early 1985, when Doug was touring his album Lazy Bird. The personnel looks like Bernt Rosengren (ts), Ben Besiakov (p), Doug Raney (g), Jesper Lundgaard (b) and Ole Jacob Hansen (d). If I'm wrong, please correct me:

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This story appears courtesy of JazzWax by Marc Myers.
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