Biography
Johnny Doughty (1903 - 1986) was a fine English traditional folk singer. He was born on 1st September 1903 in Brighton, England. He left school when he was 13 years old and spent the next two years herring catching until he joined the Royal Navy as a boy sailor in 19l9. After the Navy he ended up in Rye, Sussex, with his two boats, the Ocean Reaper and the Helen Mary.
Recordings: The Golden Vanity (Topic TSCD600). The Saucy Sailor, Round Rye Bay for More (Topic TSCD652). Herring's Heads (Topic TSCD657). Baltimore, Up the Channel, Will You Marry Me?, The Streets of Port Arthur (Topic TSCD662). I'm Going to be Mother Today (Topic TSCD664). Vessel in Distress, Yes I am Contented, Still I Love Him, The Lazy Wife, Windy Old Weather (Veteran Tapes VT107). Live Herrings, Heave on the Trawl (Veteran Tapes VT108). The Watercress Girl (Veteran Tapes VT 109).
Johnny Doughty died in September 1986 at the age of 83.
Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. Feel free to contribute!
All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
