If you’ve been hangin’ around AmericanaRoots for some time then you have heard of Doop & the Inside Outlaws, whether it be hearing them on one of our podcasts or reading our review of Doop’s last disc Blood River. We’re happy to say Doop is back with another helping of his brand of Rust-Belt Americana on his new disc Everett Belcher. It is definitely a late entry into my top 10 of 2009 list!.
The Inside Outlaws is a group of singer-songwriters and musicians based loosely out of the Downriver area of Detroit (my hometown) whose goal is to find and develop talented singer-songwriters. One of these is Don “Doop” Duprie. His bio reads;
“Born and raised in the industrial enclave of River Rouge, MI, this son of an auto mechanic and an Avon lady learned early on that hard work and doing the right thing always provided for his family. A veteran firefighter, Doop now conveys that same work ethic and honesty in all aspects of his musical career as a full-time singer/songwriter signed to a publishing deal with Nashville based Highland Publishing. He now divides his time between the two music cities.”
Now to the new disc. The title track is an excellent one, about an old moonshine runner. Even with jobs as scarce as they are in Detroit, Doop takes a jab at one in MFNJOB. He’s too rockin’ to call strictly country, but too country to call rock’n'roll. He’s a great mix of it all. He even adds a great cover of Springsteen’s tune Prove It All Night.
We have had so much great music come out of Detroit. I think hands down the best songwriter we now have to offer the Americana World is Don “Doop” Duprie. Check him out!
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