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Doug Ashdown
Australian singer-songwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Douglas Wesley Ashdown (born 29 July 1942) is an Australian singer-songwriter who had a minor hit in Australia with "Winter in America", also known as "Leave Love Enough Alone", which also reached No. 13 on the Dutch Singles Chart in 1978.
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![]() Ashdown performing at the Mortlock Library, Adelaide in 2015 | |
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Birth name | Douglas Wesley Ashdown |
Born | (1942-07-29) 29 July 1942 (age 81) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Genres | Rock, folk, country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1959–present |
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Website | dougashdown.com |
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Ashdown reached No. 46 on the Australian Kent Music Report with "The Saddest Song of All" released in August 1970.[1] In 1988, "Winter in America" was covered by Dutch singer René Froger, and in 1994 by Australian group The Robertson Brothers.