Doug Ford (musician)

Doug Ford
Ford performing at the Fête de la Musique, Brisbane in June 2010
Background information
Birth nameDouglas John Ford
Born (1945-01-26) 26 January 1945 (age 79)
Casino, New South Wales, Australia
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1965–present
Labels
Websitefacebook.com/dougfordmusic/

Douglas John Ford (born 26 January 1945) is an Australian rock guitarist and songwriter since the mid-1960s. He was lead guitarist of rock n roll group, the Missing Links (1965–66), then during 1968–72, he joined the pop-rock band, the Masters Apprentices. He established a writing partnership with that group's lead singer, Jim Keays. Ford participated in some of the reunions of the Masters Apprentices from 1988 to 1991 and 1997. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 the group were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.