Dougie Lawton

English guitarist, singer, composer, and songwriter, born on February 14, 1948, in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, and passed away from cancer on March 23, 2026.

Dougie Lawton's funeral service was held in the chapel at Denbighshire Memorial Park & Crematorium in northeast Wales, United Kingdom, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Prior to that, he had lived for many years in England, but also more than 30 years in Sweden, married to [a780862], and later had his residence on the island of Mallorca in Spain.

Dougie Lawton became known in Sweden, among other things, as the guitarist for the group [a1187950], and he was the one who wrote the song [b]'I Can Jive'[/b], which became a big hit with [a616468], and which, for example, can be heard on the album [m657987]. [a1187950] was initially a backing band for Jerry Williams. Lawton also maintained a long-standing collaboration with [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/75668-Anders-Henriksson?anv=Anders%20%22Henkan%22%20Henrikson&filter_anv=1]Anders "Henkan" Henriksson[/url] and worked in his and [a260765]'s [l400029]. Together, they have produced many works, including the albums [r746434], [m1528980], and [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33DOQd_9h_c&list=OLAK5uy_mndjt7GSGznm4o6g5UY8uPaK1BxdftQDg&index=2]Mr. O[/url], which was the official song for Mr. Olympia, a bodybuilding competition in Gothenburg in 1987, to name a few.