Gill Dougherty
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Gill Dougherty is a French singer and song writer, heavily influenced by 70s and 80s rock, who was born April 1961 in Toulouse.
At the end of the seventies, punk rock
was sweeping through France and he found inspiration with The Jam
, The Clash
, Sex Pistols
, The B-52's
, and The Ramones In France, he found his influences in Bijou, Téléphone and Starshooter. Later, he has also noted Link Wray
and Chris Spedding
as great influences.
Lipstick got its first hit on a local level with the song "Accident" (... The car in front of me just left the roadway, it turned over three times and crashed into the ditch...). There some traces of this sound from his early period during which bands like Classe X, Les Fils de Joie (Sons of Joy) and The Lords also appear . Other early songs of Lipstick are "Jenny", "Ballade Pour Une Bourgeoise", "Despy and Joan", and "Je Ne Veux Plus Te Voir"(I Don't Want to See You Anymore).
The Hobos disbanded in 1991. In 1993, Dougherty appeared briefly with the Freaks with Richard Arriaga on bass and Erick Pero (Ex Bus) on drums. 10 March 1994 at the Bikini, he met Link Wray
who signed a guitar for him, and authorised, despite the protests of his wife, Olive, to record the concert. This video, if it is of good quality, is a rarity.
At the end of the seventies, punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
was sweeping through France and he found inspiration with The Jam
The Jam
The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
, The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
, Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
, The B-52's
The B-52's
The B-52's are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Cindy Wilson , Ricky Wilson , and Keith Strickland . Following Ricky Wilson's death in 1985 Strickland switched to guitar...
, and The Ramones In France, he found his influences in Bijou, Téléphone and Starshooter. Later, he has also noted Link Wray
Link Wray
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
and Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding is an English rock and roll and jazz guitarist, best known for his session work. Allmusic states - "Spedding is one of the UK's most versatile session guitarists, and has had a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and roll, as well as...
as great influences.
At the beginning
In 1979 he formed, on an off-chance, his first band " Lipstick " with Olivier Boumendil on bass and Jean Marc Bibron on drums.Lipstick got its first hit on a local level with the song "Accident" (... The car in front of me just left the roadway, it turned over three times and crashed into the ditch...). There some traces of this sound from his early period during which bands like Classe X, Les Fils de Joie (Sons of Joy) and The Lords also appear . Other early songs of Lipstick are "Jenny", "Ballade Pour Une Bourgeoise", "Despy and Joan", and "Je Ne Veux Plus Te Voir"(I Don't Want to See You Anymore).
1980 : Deltour Productions
In 1980, Gill Dougherty formed "Incorruptibles" with two ex-members of The Lords. In March 1981, "Les Incorruptibles" drew critical attention to themselves at a concert in Theatre du Taur with songs like "Les Soleils de La Nuit (Suns of The Night)", "Bande Dessinée (Cartoons)", "Dr Jackson"... The story of Incorruptibles, with whom he records three albums with Studio Deltour ("Predestine", "Annabelle" and "Moi je Doute"), ends as quickly as it had begun, and, from 1982 on, Gill performs under his own name and records three albums: "Envie de Tuer"(Need to Kill), "Monsieur Dupond" and "Interdit de Séjour", also under contract with Studio Deltour. At the same time, he appears on stage with Gringos, Evadés d'Alcatraz, Misérables, Classe X, and forms a band with Alain Gerard, previously drummer of Fils de Joie, and Jean Marc Leclerc of Evadé d'Alcatraz on bass.1984 : Reflexes venture
En 1984, while flipping through a magazine in hospital, following a motorcycle accident, he comes across an article about the famous song "Tu Verras, Tu Verras"(You Will See, You Will See), by the French band Ablettes, produced by Patrice Fabien for the record label :fr:Réflexes. Patrice, who had been a producer with CBS, expressed an interest in the demo of "Moi Je Doute"(I Doubt) from 1981. Gill contacted him and signed with Réflexes for two singles, "Moi Je Doute" and "Fric Frac Noise", also recorded at Studio Deltour. The single rapidly climbed the playlists of the Europe 1, RTL, and France Inter national radio stations. At the time, Gill Dougherty, maintained only tenuous connections with the music business and did not show any will to succeed and lost his chance to produce any follow up to this hit. Nevertheless, he played at the Rose Bonbon with the Bandits, Ich Libido, Follie's, Ricky Amigos, les Les Désaxés(Offsets), and Drucilla, who were all signed to Réflexes. Their drummer is Jean Luc Guitard, and the bass player is Jean Marc Leclerc. The track is recorded a pre-recorded tape of Eddy Mitchell at the Palais des sports where the applause was preserved. The track was mixed in one night at Studio Caroline with Patrick Giordano, the guitarist from the Bandits, but the live recording was never released. In December 1984, he appears at the "Zeleste de Barcelone" concert and makes the cover of the "Avanguardia".The end of the 80' : the other ones
In 1985 and 1986, Dougherty had an intensive creative period of writing during which he formed the Vicomtes (Jean Marc Leclerc on bass, Patrick Mir and Yves Bordes of the Partners, on the guitar and on drums, respectively. In that same period he recorded numerous duos "La Femme Araignée" (Spider Woman) with Monique Sabatier of the Queen Bees, "Ne Joue Pas" (Do Not Play) with Caroline, the bass player of the Calamités (available on the Internet) and worked with many other artists like Marie Alcaraz (replaced by Anicée Alvina from Ici Paris (Here is Paris). He also recorded three new over produced albums at Studio Deltour ("La Vie Sans Toi" (Life Without You), "Où Etais Tu"(Where Were You?), "Mais Ne Reviens Jamais"(But Never Come Back)). He also played with the Beach-Brothers, a "one summer" band, and occasionally sat in with the Strikers and the Shifters.Bound for Glory ! For hobos, the way is always open
In 1989, he formed the Hobos with Dominique Dussoud on drums (Ex Little Helpers), Richard Arriaga on bass, Patrick Mir on guitar (Partners), Yann Legoff on sax and Philippe Danecker on harmonica. They recorded thirteen tracks in one day. On 12 April 1990 at the beginning of a tour with early Zebda, they played at the "Printemps de Bourges" (Spring in Bourges). There also is a tape of this concert available on the Internet.The Hobos disbanded in 1991. In 1993, Dougherty appeared briefly with the Freaks with Richard Arriaga on bass and Erick Pero (Ex Bus) on drums. 10 March 1994 at the Bikini, he met Link Wray
Link Wray
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
who signed a guitar for him, and authorised, despite the protests of his wife, Olive, to record the concert. This video, if it is of good quality, is a rarity.
New horizons
Since the early 1990s, Gill Dougherty has seemingly dropped out of the music business. He is a dedicated sailboat enthusiast and lives in the north of Bretagne, in west of France. Despite his musical silence, he has never turned his back as a collector of guitars. He is well known with his black Fender Stratocaster, but he has also been noted to play Rickenbaker 330, Flying V, Gibson 345, Gibson SG, Explorer, Telecaster, Gretsch 6120, and Danelectros.Discography
Gill Dougherty wrote more than 200 songs- Deltour Productions, Producer Georges Baux :
- 1981 – Moi Je Doute, Predestiné, Annabelle (Incorruptibles)
- 1982 – Envie de Tuer, Monsieur Dupond, Interdit de Séjour (with Erick Pero, Serge Casero & Serge Faubert)
- 1984 – Bikini 84 (Dougherty – 8 songs)
- Toujours Plus Loin, Sans Un Mot, Fat bob Baby, Petit Chat, Sitting Bull...
- 1986 – La Vie Sans Toi, Mais Ne Reviens Jamais, Où Étais Tu ? (Dougherty)
- 1989 – Bound for Glory (Hobos – LP 13 songs)
- Dooggie Bop, La Femme Araignée, The Strike, Quand Tombe la nuit, C'est Tout Ce Qu'Elle Aime, Mais Ne Reviens Jamais, Marina, A Present Je T'Oublie...
- 1990 – Bourges 90 (Hobos – LP 8 songs)
- Reflexes – Pathe Marconi, Producer Patrice Fabien :
- 1984 – Moi Je Doute, Fric Frac Noise (Dougherty)
- 1984 – Capot Rouge (unissued)
- 1985 – Réflexes (Compilation)
- 1985 – Live au Rose Bonbon (Dougherty – LP 10 songs)
- Envie De Tuer, Sitting Bull, Moi Je Doute, Annabelle, Fric Frac Noise...
Contributions
- 1980 – La Voix with Michel Armengo (Art Mengo)
- 1983 – Les Yeux de la Momie, Hong Kong Folies with the French band Miserables
- 1985 – Doogie Bop for the radio
- 1986 – Ne Joue Pas With Caroline Augier of the French girls band The Calamities
On Tour
- 1984 – Promotion Réflexes, Barcelone Zeleste
- 1985 – Promotion Réflexes, Printemps de BourgesPrintemps de BourgesLe Printemps de Bourges is an annual music festival that is held in Bourges, France, during five days. It is now a major event in France and Europe....
1985 - 1986 – Beach Brothers Tour 86
- 1990 – Bound for Glory Tour, Printemps de BourgesPrintemps de BourgesLe Printemps de Bourges is an annual music festival that is held in Bourges, France, during five days. It is now a major event in France and Europe....
1990)
Covers
Most of Gill Dougherty's songs are original, but sometime, he also played some covers :- Ghost Riders in the Sky (Traditionnel)
- Everybody's Stupid (The Sparks)
- Hey Tonight, Who'll Stop The Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Rumble (Link WrayLink WrayFred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
)
Sources
- Dougherty's Folders
- Newspapers :
- French newspapers from 1982 to 1993;
- Spanish newspapers La Vanguardia 1984 ;
- Musical Press : Rock & FolkRock & FolkRock & Folk is a prominent French popular music magazine founded in 1966, and published in the Paris suburb of Clichy. Its current editor in chief in Philippe Manœuvre. Though the magazine's title includes the word "folk," it is in fact oriented strongly toward rock and roll, especially championing...
1984, Guitars & Keyboards 1985, Nineteen 1984, 1985, Spanish newspapers Rock'In 1984... - Printemps de BourgesPrintemps de BourgesLe Printemps de Bourges is an annual music festival that is held in Bourges, France, during five days. It is now a major event in France and Europe....
1985 and 1990 with Hobos - French Rock Discography 1977–1997 (ISSN 1280-9675)
- On Radios and TVs :
- Radios : Playlist Europe 1Europe 1Europe 1, formerly known as Europe n° 1, is a privately owned radio network created in 1955. It is one of the leading French radio broadcasters and heard throughout France...
, France InterFrance InterFrance Inter is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a "generalist" station, aiming to provide a wide national audience with a full service of news and intelligent spoken-word programming, both serious and entertaining, liberally punctuated with an eclectic mix of...
, Radio France International, Radios libres - TV shows : Graines de Rockers, Echo des Bahuts (with Jean-Louis Pujade), FR3, Quand Tombe La Nuit (Video Clip 1990)
- Radios : Playlist Europe 1
- On Internet :
- French New Wave
- Calamities (French girls band, official site)
- French Rock Discography
- Encyclopedisque
- Gill Dougherty on MySpace