Doug Westberg

Doug Westberg’s music has been a subliminal part of the Portland/Vancouver music scene for over 30 years. His projects have ranged from theatrical productions like the original cabaret musical comedy The Almost Has-Been And The Nearly Never-Was (with Carol Holden) to classical organ concerts to his two-hour Easter Vigil cantata for organ, piano, cantor, and choir. In 2004, he shared Songwriter Of The Year honors in the Portland Songwriters Association Showcase Series Read more on Last.fm …read full bio

Doug Westberg’s music has been a subliminal part of the Portland/Vancouver music scene for over 30 years. His projects have ranged from theatrical productions like the original cabaret musical comedy The Almost Has-Been And The Nearly Never-Was (with Carol Holden) to classical organ concerts to his two-hour Easter Vigil cantata for organ, piano, cantor, and choir. In 2004, he shared Songwriter Of The Year honors in the Portland Songwriters Association Showcase Series, and his song “You’re All The Woman I Need,” won Best Country Song in the PSA International Song Contest. His commissions have included pieces for the inauguration of the Marylhurst University Pipe Organ and the Church of the Resurrection in Tualatin, Oregon. Westberg’s current project, a solo cabaret show entitled Nicky DeVries And His Magical Keys, is an eclectic stew that includes equal parts Randy Newman, Tin Pan Alley, the Beatles, Billy Joel, and Scott Joplin, anchored by his body of brilliant originals. Featuring wickedly funny satire and virtuosic musicianship in a range of styles as versatile as his cover repertoire, Doug’s original songs draw from ragtime, blues, boogie rock, piano jazz, modern jazz-pop, and the Great American Songbook as it suits his purpose. Wildly inventive, brilliantly crafted, and scathingly funny, his lyrics skewer politicians on both sides of the fence, our inept educational system, TV evangelists, the perils of modern technology, and the vanity and vainglory of American popular culture in all its manifestations. He has also published a volume of poetry; his web site is www.dougwestberg.com. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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…shrink me down again