Jerry Douglas | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Gerald Calvin Douglas |
Born | Warren, Ohio, U.S. | May 28, 1956
Genres | Americana, bluegrass, country |
Occupation | 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 |
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.
In 2024, Douglas was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2024.[4]