Superb Slide - Jerry Douglas

[toom]

More country than blues, but not restricted to country, Jerry Douglas is a superb square neck lap-style player. I started to listen to him after I bought a National Resophonic polychrome tricone, hoping for inspiration, as my playing had become jaded. He's so good it left me not wanting to play at all!! Such an amazing control of the instrument, and range of styles. His music truly does transcend genres.

www.jerrydouglas.com/

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[Michael Messer]

Hi Toom,

Jerry is a wonderful player. I have been listening to his playing in various projects for over thirty years....JD Crowe, Boone Creek, Buck White, The Whites, Peter Rowan, VM Bhatt, Transatlantic Sessions and numerous solo projects. There was a time when almost every record coming out of Nashville had Jerry Douglas playing on at least one track.

If you like Jerry's playing you should look into Mike Auldridge's catalogue. As a Dobro player, Mike was quite an influence on Jerry's formative years. Another fine modern Dobro player is Rob Ickes. Rob's bluegrass band, Blue Highway, made a great record called 'Midnight Storm' ten years ago. It is excellent. Also 'Slide City', one of Rob's solo albums, is a pretty cool record. I have a few but those are my favourites.

Shine On
Michael.

[toom]

Thanks for the reply.

I've heard Mike Auldridge, and am very impressed. Just been checking out Rob Ickes on You Tube - amazing sounds! Seems illogical to me that they can get such a varied sound using just a slide with their left hands.

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Just started on the Dobro due to Jerry and Rob. Amazing players in any lap form. Pick up Rob's new DVD (contemporary Dobro artistry) if you can, it's superb. Bluegrass, gypsy jazz, Irish, American song book, blues!!! You name it. It's only when you sit down with a dobro and tipton bar that you start to appreciate how advanced that stuff really is. I was ready to cry at first, but I’ve calmed down now and decided to stick to Janet Davis until i can actually play something respectable.