and returned to his Georgia home. On March 29, 2015, Stone married fiddler Jade Jack in Greenville Texas. Doug and Jade have a daughter, born April 14, 2016. Musical styles Stone is known primarily for his neotraditionalist country sound, his baritone singing voice, and emphasis on ballads. In Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary, Richard Carlin describes him as "a solid country crooner whose style is reminiscent of Merle Haggard." Steve Huey of Allmusic wrote that Stone "made his name as a lonesome baritone balladeer, though he's also adept at hard uptempo country." Zell Miller, author of They Heard Georgia Singing, wrote that Stone has "established himself as a mellow country crooner who is known as 'Mr. Sensitive'" and "the Dean Martin of country music because of his unique flair for communicating the fragility of a broken heart with his delicate baritone voice and laid-back style." Kurt Wolff of Country Music: The Rough Guide described Stone's musical style less favorably. He wrote that Stone seemed "schizophrenic. Half his reputation was established with self-deprecating downers like 'I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)', but then he'd just as easily turn around with a schmaltzy love song like 'Too Busy Being in Love'." He compared "I'd Be Better Off" and "Warning Labels" favorably to Haggard as well, and thought that the change of producers on More Love gave him a "much beefier sound". Discography Albums Doug Stone (1990) I Thought It Was You (1991) From the Heart (1992) The First Christmas (1992) More Love (1993) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1994) Faith in Me, Faith in You (1995) Make Up in Love (1999) The Long Way (2002) In a Different Light (2005) My Turn (2007) Filmography Film References External links Doug Stone official website 1956 births Living people American male singer-songwriters American country singer-songwriters Atlantic Records artists Columbia Records artists Epic Records artists Lofton Creek Records artists Musicians from Marietta, Georgia Country musicians from Georgia (U.S. state) Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)