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Jerry Douglas

American bluegrass musician (born 1956)

Gerald Calvin Douglas is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. He is widely regarded as "perhaps the finest Dobro player in contemporary acoustic music and certainly the most celebrated and prolific".

A 14-time Grammy winner, he has been called "Dobro's matchless contemporary master" by The New York Times. He has recorded and performed 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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Jerry Douglas

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from: Warren
born: 1956
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real name: Gerald Calvin Douglas

labels: Rounder Records

genres: country music, new wave

awards: Americana Award for Instrumentalist of the Year, Americana Award for Instrumentalist of the Year, Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist

plays: guitar, voice, resonator guitar

member of: The Earls of Leicester

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In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he has recorded with artists as diverse as Garth Brooks, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Phish, Dolly Parton, Susan Ashton, Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons, Keb' Mo', Ricky Skaggs, Elvis Costello, Tommy Emmanuel, James Taylor, Johnny Mathis and Molly Tuttle as well as performing on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack and the follow-up "Down From the Mountain" tour with Alison Krauss and Union Station. He has collaborated with various groups including The Whites, New South, The Country Gentlemen, Strength in Numbers, and Elvis Costello's "Sugar Canes".

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American bluegrass musician and dobro player born May 28, 1956 in Warren, Ohio Also known as: Douglas, Gerald C. Douglas, Gerry Douglas, J. Douglas, J. Jerry Douglas From Discogs (free to use). Their entry