N: Ned Doheny
Ned Doheny was born at Doheny Drive Beverly Hills, Los Angeles on 26 March, 1948. It was 1971 that Mason & Elliot, Dave Mason project, recorded Doheny’s tune "On And On", which had Doheny known as one of the unsigned talented songwriters. Thus, Doheny made a contract with Asylum Records as the first contracted artist of the company and released his self-titled first album "Ned Doheny" in 1973.
In 1976, He released the acclaimed second album "Hard Candy" under CBS, USA which included his song collaborated with Hamish Stuart of Average White Band titled "A Love Of Your Own" originally performed by Average White Band and featuring David Foster on keyboard,Tower of Power horn section and many others.
Although his third album "Prone" recording had been finished in 1977, CBS did not release it in USA. Thus, 2 years later "Prone" was released only in Japan . "Whatcha Gonna Do For Me" performed by Chaka Kahn is one of the his composition with Hamish Stuart of Average White Band in 1980's.
In November 1988, Doheny restarted his musical journey with the album "Life After Romance" here in Japan. It was July 1989 that Doheny established his solid status again in Japan when he performed great passionate gigs with awesome supporting musicians such as Mike Porcaro, Carlos Vega, James Harrah, Leslie Smith and Marilyn Scott. And you should note that Doheny had his own DJ regular broadcasting "Postcards From Hollywood" on FM Yokohama from April 1990 to September 1993. Doheny released many albums only for Japanese music lovers. It was 1993 when the last 1990’s studio recording album of Ned Doheny "Between Two Words".
In February 1996, we saw Doheny singing "Whatcha Gonna Do For Me" on stage when he came to Japan as a member of Jay Graydon Super Band.
We could see self-liner notes done by Doheny when his album "Life After Romance was reissued under Dreamsville in 1999. On the liner notes written in June 1999, Ned said "My experience at the West Fork Ranch altered the course of my life and changed me forever. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to share these moments with you.”
Ned Doheny's music would be still flesh beyond time and place.