Doop and the Inside Outlaws is an alternative country, roots rock band from the Detroit, MI area.

Background

Don "Doop" Duprie is a singer-songwriter and front man for the band that he formed in 2007. A laid off firefighter

Firefighter

Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...

 born and raised in industrial River Rouge

River Rouge, Michigan

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,917 people, 3,640 households, and 2,504 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,713.9 per square mile . There were 4,080 housing units at an average density of 1,528.0 per square mile...

, Michigan, Doop writes songs that reflect his deep working class roots. He teamed up with legendary Detroit producer Jim Diamond

Jim Diamond (music producer)

Jim Diamond is a music producer, studio engineer, and bass guitar player based in Detroit, Michigan. He worked on the first two White Stripes albums and played bass with The Dirtbombs.- Background :...

 at Ghetto Recorders to record the band's three albums. Current members of the band include Pete Ballard on the pedal steel guitar

Pedal steel guitar

The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...

, Katie Grace on bass

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

 and Danny Kanka on drums.

Discography

• Blood River, released July 2007
• Everett Belcher, released August 2009
• What am I supposed to do?, released October 2011

Awards

Doop has garnered multiple Detroit Music Awards

Detroit Music Awards

The Detroit Music Awards was initially proposed in 1988. Presented by the Motor City Music Foundation, the multi-genre awards ceremony was established to bring recognition to Detroit area musicians. The first award show was held in 1992 at Detroit's Music Hall, and moved to the State Theatre in...

 nominations for Country Artist, Songwriter, Vocalist and for the first two albums. The band won the 2010 Detroit Music Awards

Detroit Music Awards

The Detroit Music Awards was initially proposed in 1988. Presented by the Motor City Music Foundation, the multi-genre awards ceremony was established to bring recognition to Detroit area musicians. The first award show was held in 1992 at Detroit's Music Hall, and moved to the State Theatre in...

 ‘Outstanding Country Recording’ award for “Everett Belcher.”

National Recognition

Doop was a featured guest interview on the American Public Media radio show The Story with Dick Gordon

The Story with Dick Gordon

The Story with Dick Gordon is a weekday interview program hosted by Dick Gordon, former host of WBUR's The Connection and, before that, fill-in host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's national radio program This Morning...

 and the award-winning podcast Digivegas.com. The albums made the Top Ten Lists in Metro Times

Metro Times

The Metro Times is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Detroit area. Supported entirely by advertising, it is distributed free of charge every Wednesday in newsstands in businesses and libraries around the city and suburbs...

and Americana Roots.com, and acquired many favorable reviews from music magazines and websites across the globe. His songs were also featured on the 1 rated Americana podcast, “Americana Roots Roundtable” on No Depression.com and Country Music Pride’s podcast Americana Daily named “Everett Belcher” the “Album of the Day.”

External links

• Doop and the Inside Outlaws Official Web Site
• http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_1118_Doop_Duprie.mp3/view Doop talks with Dick Gordon of The Story about expressing economic frustration through music.