Haywood is a singer-songwriter whose songs have been recorded by: Jennifer Warnes, The Dillards, Mason Williams, Jerry Reed, Juice Newton, Jim Ed Brown, Helen Cornelious, Chuck Pyle, Beth Fitchet-Wood, John Travolta, Darcie Deaville, Max Merrit and The Meteors, and many others. Doug performs his own songs and other songs he chooses to sing in concert and on his albums: "Nevada" and "In These Rooms."