This CD has it all-from edgy tunes, to bluegrass, to
blues, to rock, to country - this is Americana in its finest form.
Doug Spartz is keepin' it real! With 20 songs, there will be something
for everyone.
"The One Who's Leavin'" features some of
the greatest performing talents including: Jay Boy Adams ("The Shoe Box"),
Tom Gillam (Americana Great), Eilen Jewell ("Boundary Country"),
Billy Lee Riley (Sun Records legend), Bruce "Creeper" Kurnow
("Harp" Extraordinaire),
Cynthia Johnson & Bobby Schnitzer ("Funkytown" vocalist
and guitarist),
Gary Gazaway (Joe Cocker's horn section leader)... and the list goes on.
Doug Spartz ended a twelve year musical hiatus in 2006 when he emerged
from retirement with his top 100 Americana release entitled American
Stories, Lies & Tales
His song Name on the Wall"
that he co-wrote with producer Doug Deforest, charted at #66 on Billboard
and earned him the distinction of being name Country Aircheck Daily Shaker
for the highest increase in spins in a 24 hour period. In August, he performed
an hour long show on XM Live with Country Dan Dixon.