Doug McDowell.......sacramento steel and guitarist

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chris ivey
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Doug McDowell.......sacramento steel and guitarist

Post by chris ivey »

doug died this week. guitar and steel player for the world's favorite biker band, the fryed brothers, will have a memorial in his honor today at the sky room at country club lanes at 2pm.
doug was a talented and tasteful player. i always enjoyed playing with him.
the fryed brothers also lost their other guitarist/brother, tommy fryed, recently.
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My condolences to your friend Chris, I don't know the man, but I sure know losing anyone close is painful and dreaded, be it family or friends.....Charles
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Chris was Doug from Stockton? I knew a real good guitar player by that name.
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joe, doug has been in sac as long as i've known him. he may have played in stockton.

thanks charles. it's not fun watching all your friends pass on.
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it's heartwarming that here in sac when a brother dies, the community of bikers, cowboys, hipppies and even normal people swarm to the death party for a great love fest.
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here's doug doin' his thing!

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Sorry to hear about your friend Chris. My condolences.
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