About Doug Block

Born in 1975, Doug Block grew up and lived in Lackawanna, NY.

Doug played in various bands in Buffalo after graduating college in 1997.

In 2000 he started work on his debut solo cd.

After a year in production, Doug's debut solo effort, 'Growing Up Local' Doug held his CD release party at Nietzche's January 12, 2002. He also did other touring in support of his new cd.

The album has elements of folk, reggae, alternative/country, and country-punk, yet in the tradition of genre's and styles constantly mutating, evolving, and coming together, the music is given the ever-encompassing term, rock-and-roll.

Toni Roberto, The Buffalo News said, "Singer-songwriter Doug Block has a spunk and spark that ring through loud and clear on his seven-track solo debut".

Doug died in a train accident according to the newspaper article, in June of 2002.

As appeared in The Buffalo News, June 18, 2002:


6/18/2002
Police identify man killed by train in Brant

A man killed by a train in Brant last weekend was identified as a Lackawanna resident.

Douglas Block, 27, of Palm Street, died when he was hit by an eastbound CSX train late Saturday afternoon. The accident happened on a bridge near Snows Marina in Brant.

A wallet was found in a car parked near the scene, Erie County sheriff's deputies said, but they had wanted to confirm the victim's identity through dental records.

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