When musicians in the know want the finest Dobro player in contemporary acoustic music, Jerry Douglas is the picker everybody calls. It all started in Columbus, Ohio (at the age of eight) when his father—himself an accomplished bluegrass musician—encouraged Jerry to take up Dobro. And take to it he did, soaking up enough bluegrass wisdom to perform with his father's band. His progressive sensibility as a composer incorporates jazz, blues, folk, and country styles. ... get the full story. | |