Douglas Meerwald - Quotations About Douglas Meerwald

Quotations About Douglas Meerwald

'Dougie Meerwald was the vocalist with the band,' says Sam as he spooled back to his career beginnings...' (Sam The Man)

• Source: Sunday Observer Colombo Sri Lanka

'Not content with Church singing, Douglas sang the standards with great acceptance. His interpretation of 'The Lady is the Tramp' has the stamp of class. Quite naturally band singing had to come and Douglas started with Don Daniel and his Ballroom Hornets. Later he joined The Manhattans....he was on the air with The Manhattans on the popular series Bristol Nite.'

• Source: 'A Singing Meerwald' - EMCEE Article in the Ceylon Daily News (Vernon Corea writing in 1968)

'Douglas Meerwald was born into a very musical and talented Burgher family in Colombo, Ceylon. The Meerwald Family were well known for being first class, first rate musicians on the island. Meerwald was a dashing cricketer and all rounder at Carey College Colombo in the 1950s.He even won the Spooner Prize at Carey College. His first love was music - this was his natural God given talent. Douglas Meerwald decided to explore his musical talent. He joined Don Daniels and the Ballroom Hornets and learnt his craft. He soon built up a reputation as one of Colombo's finest 'crooners'. Subsequently Douglas Meerwald joined one of the most versatile and swingiest dance bands in Ceylon - The Manhattans.'

• Source: World Music Central