Biography

Douglas Jackson "Doug" Brooks (born June 19, 1956 in Newnan, Georgia) is an American country music artist known professionally as Doug Stone. He debuted in 1990 with the single "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)," the first release from his 1990 self-titled debut album for Epic Records. Both this album and is successor, 1991's I Thought It Was You, earned a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Two more albums for Epic, 1992's From the Heart and 1994's More Love, are each certified gold. Following the latter, Stone made his acting debut in the film Gordy.