Doug Wardrope - Vocals and Guitar

What first got you interested in music?  My dad always played OLD early 60's country albums on our home stereo. Then I heard the John Lennon song #9 Dream followed by Linda Ronstadt singing "You're No Good" on the radio when they were on the charts and something clicked. Shortly after that I heard my first Beatles song - "Nowhere Man" I was blown away by it, but was saddened to hear that The Beatles had already broken up years ago by the time I discovered them in the mid 1970's.

What instruments can you competently play?Guitar, Bass, Clarinet, Baritone, Trombone, Tuba & (Drums enough for demos)

What was the name of each band you were in: Rhapsody, Anthem, Rukus, Jump the Gun

What are the top 10 albums or CDs of all time in your opinion?

The Beatles - "The White Album"
The Beatles - "Revolver"
The Beatles- “Rubber Soul”
John Lennon - "Imagine"
John Lennon - "Plastic Ono Band"
Paul and Linda McCartney - "Ram"
George Harrison - "Thirty Three and a 1/3rd"
George Harrison – “All Things Must Pass”
Every Beatles album & every Beatles Solo effort that I haven’t mentioned yet.
The Who- "Who Are You"
The Clash - "London Calling"                        
The Sex Pistols- "Never Mind The Bullocks"
The Cars – "Panorama"
Soundgarden - "Badmotorfinger"
Queen - "News of the World"
The Black Crowes - 3 Snakes and a Charm
The Smithereens- "11"
Social Distortion- "Somewhere between Heaven and Hell"
The Boomtown Rats – "The Fine Art of Surfacing"
Dire Straits – “Brothers In Arms”

What are the top 5 songs of all time in your opinion?

"#9 Dream"- John Lennon
"How” - John Lennon
"Mother" – John Lennon
"I Found Out"- John Lennon
"Because"- The Beatles
"Isn't a Pity" - George Harrison
"Pure Smokey" – George Harrison
"Too Many People" – Paul McCartney
"In My Room"– The Beach Boys
"Bell Bottom Blues" – Eric Clapton
"Still in Love with You"- Phillip Lynott 
"Since I've Been Loving You"- Led Zeppelin

Name a few of your favorite live albums
"Wings over America"- Wings
"Live And Dangerous"- Thin Lizzy
"Live Peace in Toronto"- John Lennon and the Plastic Ono band
"Live at Leeds" - The Who
"Let It Be" - The Beatles
"The Concert for George" - Friends of the late George Harrison

What is your favorite JTG song that you currently play? “Around Here”

What is your favorite JTG that is rarely or no longer played at shows? “Playing Cards”

Name some artists and some of their works that you might be ashamed to mention in public.

Leo Sayer- “Another Year” is tremendous. When he still wrote his own songs and all of his pre-disco stuff was fantastic.
Brian Wilson- "Imagination" world class music and recordings performed by a true genius
Darryl Hall and John Oates - all of their stuff
Elton John - "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" A+
Bee Gees - EARLY music that predated Saturday Night Fever
Supertramp- "Breakfast in America" and others
ELO- "Out of The Blue"
Al Stewart - "Year of the Cat"
Depeche Mode - “Violator”

Name some big name musicians that you have warmed up for or had an association to be around with otherwise. Please share those stories.

I said “hello” to Joan Jett backstage while playing bass in "Anthem" as the warm-up act in the mid 80’s. She ignored me as well as the remaining 2 members of the band and kept walking, never even bothering to lift her head to look at us.

I played with Rukus that was a Newport PA area band that was run by Joe Abbondanza that played with Dan Hartman (played in the Images album). He was a big influence on me and he is a tremendous musician.