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Jerry Douglas
American bluegrass musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Jerry Douglas, see Jerry Douglas (disambiguation).
Gerald Calvin "Jerry" Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer.[1] He is widely regarded as "perhaps the finest Dobro player in contemporary acoustic music, and certainly the most celebrated and prolific."[2] A fourteen-time Grammy winner, he has been called “dobro’s matchless contemporary master,” by The New York Times, and is among the most innovative recording artists in music,[3] both as a solo artist and member of numerous bands, such as Alison Krauss and Union Station and The Earls of Leicester. He has been a co-director of the Transatlantic Sessions since 1998.
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Birth name | Gerald Calvin Douglas |
Born | (1956-05-28) May 28, 1956 (age 68) Warren, Ohio, U.S. |
Genres | Americana, bluegrass, country |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Dobro, resonator guitar, lap steel guitar, guitar |
Years active | 1970s–present |
Labels | Rounder, MCA, Sugar Hill, Entertainment One, Koch |
Member of | Alison Krauss & Union Station |
Formerly of | The GrooveGrass Boyz |
Website | jerrydouglas |
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