Gill Dougherty


Gill Dougherty is a French singer and songwriter, heavily influenced by 1970s and 1980s rock, who was born in Toulouse.
At the end of the 1970s, punk rock was sweeping through France and he found inspiration with The Jam, The Clash, the Sex Pistols, The B-52's, and The Ramones. In France, he found his influences in Bijou, Téléphone and Starshooter. Later, he also noted Link Wray and Chris Spedding as great influences.
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Biography

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". There are some traces of this sound from his early period during which bands such as Classe X, Les Fils de Joie and The Lords also appeared. Other early songs of Lipstick are "Jenny", "Ballade Pour Une Bourgeoise", "Despy and Joan", and "Je Ne Veux Plus Te Voir".

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 the Théâtre du Taur with songs like "Les Soleils de La Nuit ", "Bande Dessinée ", and "Dr Jackson". The story of Incorruptibles, with whom he recorded three albums with Studio Deltour, ended as quickly as it had begun, and, from 1982 on, Dougherty performed under his own name and recorded three albums: Envie de Tuer, Monsieur Dupond and Interdit de Séjour, also under contract with Studio Deltour. At the same time, he appears on stage with Gringos, Évadés d'Alcatraz, Misérables, Classe X, and formed a band with Alain Gerard, previously the drummer of Fils de Joie, and Jean Marc Leclerc of Évadé d'Alcatraz on bass.

1984: Reflexes venture

In 1984, while flipping through a magazine in the hospital, following a motorcycle accident, he came across an article about the song "Tu Verras, Tu Verras", by the French band Ablettes, produced by Patrice Fabien for the record label :fr:Réflexes. Fabien, who had been a producer with CBS, expressed an interest in the demo of "Moi Je Doute" from 1981. Dougherty 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, 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, 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 appeared at the "Zeleste de Barcelone" concert and made the cover of the Avanguardia.

The end of the 1980s: the other ones

In 1985 and 1986, Dougherty had an intensively creative period of writing during which he formed the Vicomtes with Monique Sabatier of the Queen Bees, "Ne Joue Pas" with Caroline, the bass player of the Calamités and worked with many other artists including Marie Alcaraz. He also recorded three new overproduced albums at Studio Deltour, Où Etais Tu, Mais Ne Reviens Jamais ). He also played with the Beach-Brothers, a "one summer" band, and occasionally sat in with the Strikers and the Shifters.

Bound for Glory

In 1989, he formed the Hobos with Dominique Dussoud on drums, Richard Arriaga on bass, Patrick Mir on guitar, Yann Legoff on saxophone 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".
The Hobos disbanded in 1991. In 1993, Dougherty appeared briefly with the Freaks with Richard Arriaga on bass and Erick Pero on drums. On 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.

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 Brittany, in the far 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.

Music

Discography

Gill Dougherty wrote more than 200 songs
  • Deltour Productions, Producer :
  • *1981 – Moi Je Doute, Prédestiné, Annabelle
  • *1982 – Envie de Tuer, Monsieur Dupond, Interdit de Séjour
  • *1984 – Bikini 84
  • **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 ?
  • *1989 – Bound for Glory
  • **Dooggie Bop, La Femme Araignée, The Strike, Quand Tombe la nuit, C'est Tout Ce Qu'Elle Aime, Mais Ne Reviens Jamais, Marina, À Present Je T'Oublie...
  • *1990 – Bourges 90
  • Reflexes – Pathe Marconi, Producer Patrice Fabien:
  • *1984 – Moi Je Doute, Fric Frac Noise
  • *1984 – Capot Rouge
  • *1985 – Réflexes
  • *1985 – Live au Rose Bonbon
  • **''Envie De Tuer, Sitting Bull, Moi Je Doute, Annabelle, Fric Frac Noise...''

Contributions

  • 1980 – La Voix with Michel Armengo
  • 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

Covers

Most of Gill Dougherty's songs are original, but sometimes, he also played some covers:Ghost Riders in the Sky Everybody's Stupid Hey Tonight, Who'll Stop The Rain
  • ''Rumble''