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Doug Ford
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The son of a former MPP, the late Doug Ford, Etobicoke politics and community political involvement are in Councillor Rob Ford's blood. A believer of building better communities, Rob is a supporter, volunteer and/or member of the Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal, Terry Fox Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Etobicoke Chamber of Commerce, Metro Toronto Board of Trade and the Toronto West Rotary Club.
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Next into the band was Doug Ford, who as it turned out... lived only about 100 metres down the road from Keays' St Kilda flat. Doug was already recognised as one of the strongest and most innovative electric guitarists on the scene. He had made his name in the second lineup of pioneering Sydney garage-punk-R&B legends The Missing Links, and its offspring, Melbourne's feedback kings Running Jumping Standing Still. His recruitment helped to revitalise the Masters in many ways: he was a proficient songwriter, a good singer, his mastery of the guitar brought a new breadth to the band's sound and -- most importantly for Keays -- he was "keen as mustard". He agreed to join as soon as he had fulfilled his obligations to RJSS, and once in the band, Doug and Jim worked on developing as a writing team. Ford's presence was crucial to filling the gap left by Mick Bowers' departure and making the transition to from pop band to rock group. As the partnership developed, Keays and Ford created a repertoire of memorable songs which balanced heavy guitar rock with lyrical acoustic touches.
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Doug Ford started his career as an operator with a number of UK broadcasters. This was followed by a ten year "sabbatical" with AMS Neve in a product support role where he was ... was a member of the design team for the Logic range of large-format digital consoles. Doug joined Skywalker Sound in 1999 to assist with the digital transition.
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Doug Ford was born in Brisbane in 1920, but his family moved to country New South Wales where he attended the same school in Muswellbrook as the Australian author, Donald Horne. Moving to the city with a bursary, ford continued his education at Sydney (Fort Street) Boys’ High School (1932-37).
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As a youth Doug Ford was torn between a career as a baseball player and a golfer. Born in West Haven, Connecticut on August 6, 1922, he moved to Yonkers in 1950. His choice of career appears to be pre-ordained. Ford followed in his father’s footsteps, a club professional at Putnam Country Club in Yonkers and in his three uncle’s, who were ... golf professionals.
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Doug Ford and Ian Ferguson have recently renewed their friendship after more than thirty years. This led to the decision to perform together as an acoustic duo under the name Ford & Ferg. Doug Ford recently contacted Andy Anderson by phone and they spoke for the first time in over 30 years.
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