Origin Nashville, Tennessee Genres Country Role Record producer | Name Doug Johnson Years active early 1980s-present Associated acts Doug Stone | |
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Occupation(s) Songwriter, record producer Awards Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year Nominations Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year Similar People Lee Brice, Tim James, Gretchen Wilson, Joe Henry, Hank Williams - Jr | ||
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Doug Johnson (born in Swainsboro, Georgia) is an American record producer and songwriter. He began in the 1970s working as an engineer and mixer for the Lowery Group. His first production credit was for The Burch Sisters, an act which signed with Mercury Nashville in 1988. A year later, Johnson helped Doug Stone secure a contract with Epic Records. While at Epic, Johnson became the vice president of A&R, helping the label to sign Patty Loveless while producing for Ty Herndon, John Michael Montgomery, and others. Johnson also assembled the members of the Gibson/Miller Band, which recorded two albums for Epic. He was promoted to senior vice president of the label in 1994, then moved to Giant Records in 1997, becoming president of that label. Johnson also produces and co-writes for Lee Brice.
Johnson has also written over 40 songs, including Randy Travis's "Three Wooden Crosses", which won the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Song of the Year award.
