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a14 tribune february 25 1987 contest winner overcomes setbacks by chris shanahan doug davies win in a recent stouffville talent contest marked another chapter in his ongoing struggle against some rather im posing odds he suffers from dyslexia a reading and spelling disability and is also nursing two fingers broken just more a month ago while working as an edging machine helper at markhams pitt steel limited but his dedication and passion for music paid off feb 15 as the singer earned top honors in the talent final at greens restaurant and now mr davies hopes his prize a sixhour recording ses sion scheduled for claremonts chalet studios next month will help launch his career as a full- time musician i plan to go on and hopefully do a few recordings and maybe get a record out in the near future ex plained the baker street resident whos now searching for some loc al musicians to form a band the 28yearold davies has en dured a lifestyle similiar to that portrayed in the lyrics of some of his own tunes there have been some good times but also a share of nights when the thenstruggling singer ended up sleeping on the street for lack of a better place to stay and not long after he arrived in stouffville from his native scar borough last spring mr davies singer aims for music career stouiffville singersongwriter doug davies is hop- 28yearold baker street resident who suffers from ing an upcoming recording session will help launch the reading disorder dyslexia his career as a professional musician his win in a recent talent contest held special meaning for the chris shanahan was the victim of an unprovoked attack by a gang of youths he was playing his guitar in stouffville memorial park when approached by four strangers who accused him of being an undercover narcotics officer then proceeded to beat him up and smash his acoustic guitar to the tune of 400 mr davies ended up with head chest and rib injuries but his pride and abundant spirit were unscathed he viewed that unfortunate in- cident the same way he approaches all adversity as just another setback on a long road to fulfilling his dream of becoming a successful entertainer the lanky singer writes about half of his material and bases some of it on reallife experi ences his influences focus on jazz old rock from the 50s and a little country its really easylistening music not that jumping-up-and- down pinstuckinyourear stuff he chuckled while his writing and reading skills are limited by his dyslexia mr davies claimed this doesnt pose much of a problem with his music he uses a tape machine to record new material as he plays and sometimes receives a helping hand from family members hes been strumming guitar since age 9 and regularly puts in fourhour practice sessions in the basement apartment of parents jan and barbara davies stouff ville home mr davies previously won a scarborough cable tv talent show as part of a band but had never before finished first in ab out 10 contest appearances as a 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