Band, 1977-2004 CA, Vancouver
Rock and Pop
A Vancouver based rock band, first formed in 1977. They are best known for the Canadian top 40 hits "Too Bad" (1980), "Making It Work" (1983) and "Tomcat Prowl" (1988). In the early nineties many of the original members left the group, but namesake Doug Bennett continued touring with different musicians under the same name until his death in 2004. After a gap of several years, the original Slugs (Baker, Bosley, Burton, Kendall, and Watson) reunited in 2009 and invited singer Ted Okos to be their new frontman. The group still performs live dates as Doug & The Slugs, although there is now no one named Doug in the band.
![]() | Allan Rodger CA |
![]() | Pat Steward dr, perc *1962 CA |
![]() | Simon Kendall key CA |
![]() | John "Wally" Watson dr |
![]() | Richard Baker g |
![]() | John Burton g |
![]() | Steve Bosley b CA |
![]() | Vince Ditrich voc, dr, perc |
![]() | Doug Bennett voc 1951-2004 CA |
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Cognac and Bologna / Wrap it! | Doug And The Slugs | 1997 | Compil. |
Slugcology 101: A Decade Of Doug And The Slugs | Doug And The Slugs | 1993 | Compil. |
Tales From Terminal City | Doug And The Slugs | 1992 | Album |
(I Don't Want To) Walk Away | Doug And The Slugs | 1988 | Single |
Tomcat Prowl | Doug And The Slugs | 1988 | Album |
It's A Powerful Thing | Doug And The Slugs | 1988 | Single |
Tomcat Prowl / Must Be The Rain | Doug And The Slugs | 1988 | Single |
Doug And The Slugs | Doug And The Slugs | 1987 | Compil. |
Day By Day / I'm The One | Doug And The Slugs | 1986 | Single |
Love Shines / Let Go | Doug And The Slugs | 1986 | Single |
White Christmas | Doug And The Slugs | 1985 | Single |
Love Shines | Doug And The Slugs | 1984 | Single |
Ten Big Ones | Doug And The Slugs | 1984 | Compil. |
I'll Be Waiting For You | Doug And The Slugs | 1984 | Single |
Get Up & Go / Cover Of Love | Doug And The Slugs | 1984 | Single |
Day By Day / Let Go | Doug And The Slugs | 1984 | Single |
Popaganda | Doug And The Slugs | 1984 | Album |
Nobody But Me | Doug And The Slugs | 1982 | Single |
Who Knows How To Make Love Stay / St. Laurent Summer | Doug And The Slugs | 1982 | Single |
Making It Work | Doug And The Slugs | 1982 | Single |
Music For The Hard Of Thinking | Doug And The Slugs | 1982 | Album |
Wrap It! | Doug And The Slugs | 1981 | Album |
RCA Special Radio Series Vol. IX | Doug And The Slugs | 1981 | Album |
Too Bad | Doug And The Slugs | 1981 | Single |
Partly From Pressure | Doug And The Slugs | 1981 | Single |
Frankie / Dangerous | Doug And The Slugs | 1981 | Single |
Real Enough / Wrong Kind Of Right | Doug And The Slugs | 1981 | Single |
Too Bad / Chinatown Calculation | Doug And The Slugs | 1981 | Single |
Cognac And Bologna | Doug And The Slugs | 1980 | Album |
Chinatown Calculation | Doug And The Slugs | 1980 | Single |
Too Bad / The Move | Doug And The Slugs | 1980 | Single |
Drifting Away | Doug And The Slugs | 1980 | Single |
Who Knows How (To Make Love Stay) / Tomcat Prowl | Doug And The Slugs | Single |