Welcome, I’m Doug Spears.

I write songs and tell stories rooted in the people, places, and moments that shape us. Come on in and kick the tires—listen to a song or two, read a few stories, and see where you can catch me live.

On Stage: Solo, Trio & Full Band

Doug Spears singing and playing acoustic guitar

Solo

Doug Spears

Original songs, one guitar, and the stories behind them.

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Doug Spears performing with Ron and Bari Litschauer

Trio

Doug Spears w/ Ron & Bari

Doug’s songs with deft, expert support from Ron and Bari Litschauer on guitar, mandolin, and banjo.

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Doug Spears and the Florida Cracker Collective performing on stage

Full Band

Florida Cracker Collective

A five-piece ensemble bringing Doug’s songs to life with rich acoustic arrangements and vocal harmonies.

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Blacktop Road album cover — Doug Spears & the Florida Cracker Collective

Blacktop Road

Doug Spears & the Florida Cracker Collective

Blacktop Road travels the landscapes, history, and back roads of the American South, especially the “real Florida” that shaped Doug Spears’ life and songs. Warm acoustic arrangements, expressive vocals, and vivid storytelling explore love, loss, perseverance, and redemption—bringing listeners along to the places where memory, heritage, and hope meet.

Listen to the album, or take home the Deluxe Edition with a CD and full-color booklet of lyrics, song stories, and photographs.

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“It’s the sort of homespun truth that gets eclipsed by life’s loud distractions but rings with revelation when you come back to it.”

Bao Le-Huu, Orlando Weekly
Read the full review

Fall “Top Ten Spins” Selection — Americana Rhythm Music Magazine
Selected for the magazine’s curated fall list of new releases recommended to its readers.
View the feature — Issue 112, page 27

Blacktop Road

Doug Spears

CD Edition

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Book and digital only - no CD

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Deluxe Edition

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Blacktop Road is HERE! Deluxe Edition with CD, 38 page full color booklet containing lyrics, song stories, photos, option to digitally download album and bonus tracks and more

Also available as CD only in a four panel full color CD wallet w/o lyrics, stories, etc.

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    Blacktop Road 3:59
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    Time Can't be Saved 3:56
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    Break Some Stones 4:23
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    My Old Friend 3:54
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    It Must Be You 4:34
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    Crazy Year 4:30
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    The Old Cracker Cowman 3:14
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    The Cowman's Way 3:54
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    I Wish 4:08
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    Gandy Dancer 5:07
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    The One Not There 4:50
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    Small Town Thing 3:32
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    As the Crow Flies 5:10
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    Cheat River Waltz 3:24
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    When the Hummingbirds Return 3:45
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Upcoming Shows

Date Event Location
 —  — Doug Spears Barberville Fall Jamboree, Barberville, FL Barberville Fall Jamboree, Barberville, FL
Doug Spears Duval-Metz House, Floral City, FL Duval-Metz House, Floral City, FL
Doug Spears w/ Ron & Bari Building Bridges Coffeehouse, Bradenton, FL Building Bridges Coffeehouse, Bradenton, FL
Doug Spears & the Florida Cracker Collective The Larimer Arts Center, Palatka, FL 32177 The Larimer Arts Center, Palatka, FL 32177
Doug Spears w/ Ron & Bari Theatre of Memory, Gainesville, FL Theatre of Memory, Gainesville, FL
Doug Spears & the Florida Cracker Collective Sunday Sampler Tampa - New World Brewery, Tampa, FL 33604 Sunday Sampler Tampa - New World Brewery, Tampa, FL 33604
Doug Spears - Second Sundays at Stetson’s Beluthahatchee Park - Historic Home of Stetson Kennedy, Fruit Cove, FL 32259 Beluthahatchee Park - Historic Home of Stetson Kennedy, Fruit Cove, FL 32259
Doug Spears & the Florida Cracker Collective Mariner Sands, Stuart, FL Mariner Sands, Stuart, FL
Doug Spears Melrose Center - Shakerag Coffee Talk, Melrose, FL Melrose Center - Shakerag Coffee Talk, Melrose, FL
 —  — Doug Spears TBA South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival, Davie, FL TBA South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival, Davie, FL
Doug Spears & the Florida Cracker Collective Sunday Sampler Dunnellon - Historic Train Depot, Dunnellon, FL 34432 Sunday Sampler Dunnellon - Historic Train Depot, Dunnellon, FL 34432
 —  — Doug Spears Will McLean Music Festival, Brooksville, FL Will McLean Music Festival, Brooksville, FL
Doug Spears & the Florida Cracker Collective ACMA @ Alliance For The Arts, Ft. Myers, FL ACMA @ Alliance For The Arts, Ft. Myers, FL
 —  — Doug Spears Barberville Spring Frolic, Barberville, FL Barberville Spring Frolic, Barberville, FL
 —  — Doug Spears TBA Gamble Rogers Folk Festival, Elkton, FL TBA Gamble Rogers Folk Festival, Elkton, FL
Doug Spears The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, WV The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, WV
Doug Spears The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, WV The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, WV
Doug Spears Concerts in the Loft, Morgantown, WV Concerts in the Loft, Morgantown, WV
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