DOUG STONE 1996 5"x7" CHRISTMAS CARD/POSTCARD VG CONDITION-RARE

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FOR OVER 15 YEARS WAS THE MUSIC AND PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR FOR A NATIONAL RADIO NETWORK (I THINK MY SELLER NAME MAY HELP YOU SOLVE THAT RIDDLE). AND EVERY YEAR TOWARDS CHRISTMAS TIME I WOULD RECEIVE CARDS FROM ARTISTS, MOST EITHER HAD REPRODUCTION SIGNATURES OR JUST A PRINTED GREETING (THOSE I AM LISTING NOW) AND A FEW WERE ACTUALLY HAND SIGNED BY THE ARTISTS (THOSE I WILL BE LISTING LATER). THESE CARDS DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL ENVELOPES THEY CAME IN, THOSE WERE THROWN AWAY AT THE TIME, SOME HAVE SCOTCH TAPE ON THE BACK THAT HAS BEEN FLATTENED FLUSH WITH THE CARD, THESE CARDS WERE ORGINALLY TAPED THE THE STUDIO DOORS FOR THE DISC JOCKEYS TO ENJOY, BUT I SAVED THEM AFTERWARDS. THEY WILL MAIL OUT WITH CARDBOARD BACKING AND A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC SLEEVE INSIDE A PADDED MAILER. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. THE YEAR OF THE CARDS WOULD BE BETWEEN 1995-2008, THEY ARE NOT DATED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.I DO COMBBINE SHIPPING.
ARTIST: DOUG STONE
SIZE FOLDED: 5”x 7”
SIZE OPENED: SAME
MISC. INFO: THE MESSAGE SAYS “SEASONS GREETINGS FROM ME AND MY FRIENDS TO YOU AND YOURS LOVE,DOUG STONE”. POSTMARKED 1996.
ARTIST INFO:
Douglas Jackson Brooks
(born June 19, 1956), known professionally as
Doug Stone
, is an American
country music
singer. He debuted in 1990 with the single "
I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)
", the first release from his 1990
self-titled
debut album for
Epic Records
. Both this album and its successor, 1991's
I Thought It Was You
, earned a platinum
certification
from the
Recording Industry Association of America
. Two more albums for Epic, 1992's
From the Heart
and 1994's
More Love
, are each certified gold. Stone moved to
Columbia Records
to record
Faith in Me, Faith in You
, which did not produce a Top Ten among its three singles. After suffering a heart attack and stroke in the late 1990s, he exited the label and did not release another album until
Make Up in Love
in 1999 on
Atlantic Records
.
The Long Way
was released in 2002 on the Audium label (now part of
E1 Music
), followed by two albums on the independent
Lofton Creek Records
.
Stone has charted twenty-two singles on
Hot Country Songs
, with his greatest chart success coming between 1990 and 1995. In this timespan, he charted four number 1 singles: "
In a Different Light
", "
A Jukebox with a Country Song
", "
Too Busy Being in Love
", and "
Why Didn't I Think of That
", plus eleven more top ten singles. He is known for his
neotraditionalist country
sound and his frequent recording of
ballads
.
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