Doug Ashdown
Douglas Wesley Ashdown (born 29 July 1942) is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter from Adelaide. He had a top 40 hit on the Australian singles chart with "Winter in America" or "Leave Love Enough Alone" (1976). It also reached No. 13 on the Dutch Singles Chart in 1978 and charted in 14 of the first 15 editions of the Dutch annual Top 2000 of all time, with a peak position of 820 in 1999. In 1988, "Winter in America" was covered by Dutch singer René Froger, and in 1994 by Australian group the Robertson Brothers. Ashdown also reached the Australian top 50 with "The Saddest Song of All" (1970). |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 29, 1942
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1970
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 122951 | 7/15/1970 | Who is that shall come one day | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122952 | 7/15/1970 | I've come to save your world | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122953 | 7/15/1970 | The day they freed the noise | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122954 | 7/15/1970 | California beachhead | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122955 | 7/15/1970 | And the lion roared | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122956 | 7/15/1970 | Galilee | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122957 | 7/15/1970 | Who is that shall come one day | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122958 | 7/15/1970 | The race | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122959 | 7/15/1970 | Susan of the straw | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122960 | 7/15/1970 | I remembered Alice | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122961 | 7/15/1970 | Mother love | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122962 | 7/15/1970 | Holly | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122963 | 7/15/1970 | Have you had a good day at the bank | Doug Ashdown | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 122964 | 7/15/1970 | The saddest song of all | Doug Ashdown | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ashdown, Doug," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302149.
Ashdown, Doug. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/302149.
"Ashdown, Doug." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Ashdown, Doug - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98024304
Wikidata: Doug Ashdown - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2678704
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/51301742
MusicBrainz: Doug Ashdown - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/28186a04-6b30-43ca-a545-2480b8f3afa0
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