Doug Riley

b. Douglas Brian Riley, 12 April 1945, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, d. 27 August 2007, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Riley played piano from early childhood, then studied in Toronto at the Royal Conservatory of Music and at the city's university. Among his interests was the music of the First Nations, notably that of the Iroquois. Meanwhile, he also played in an R&B band at a Toronto nightclub and began gaining a reputation as a composer of jingles. In the 70s he worked in television as producer and sideman and also led his own large vocal and instrumental group, Dr. Music. The group...