Jerry Douglas

For other individuals named Jerry Douglas, see Jerry Douglas (disambiguation).

Jerry Douglas

Jerry Douglas (born in Warren, Ohio on May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro player. He is often referred to as "Flux" by his peers, a nickname given to him as a result of his ability to play at amazing speeds with the slide.

In addition to his eleven solo releases and countless special projects, Douglas' stellar fretwork has graced over 1000 albums encompassing a dizzying range of musical styles. As a sideman, he's recorded with artists as diverse as Ray Charles, Peter Rowan, Béla Fleck, Emmylou Harris, Phish, Dolly Parton, Paul Simon, Ricky Skaggs, Bill Frisell, John Fogerty, Tony Rice and James Taylor, as well as performing on the landmark O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. As a producer, he's overseen albums by such esteemed acts as the Del McCoury Band, Maura O'Connell, Jesse Winchester and the Nashville Bluegrass Band. He's been part of such notable groups as The Whites, J.D. Crowe and the New South, the Country Gentlemen, and Strength in Numbers.

Since 1998, he's been a key member of Alison Krauss and Union Station, touring extensively and playing on a series of platinum albums.

When not on the road with Alison Krauss + Union Station, Douglas tours with his band in support of his extensive body of work.

In 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded Douglas a National Heritage Fellowship.

He has recently collaborated with Scottish fiddler Aly Bain serving as musical director and playing on the all-star roots-music summit Transatlantic Sessions series for British television.

Douglas usually plays a Beard, or less often, a Scheerhorn resonator guitar on stage.

Douglas has received twelve Grammy Awards in recognition of his talent. He has also won the Country Music Association's 'Musician of the Year' award three times, in 2002, 2005 and 2007.

Discography

Solo projects

• Fluxology 1979
• Fluxedo 1982
• Under the Wire 1986
• Changing Channels 1987
• Everything Is Going To Work Out Fine 1987
• Plant Early 1989
• Slide Rule 1992
• Restless On the Farm 1998
• Lookout for Hope 2002
• The Best Kept Secret 2005
• Best of the Sugar Hill Years 2007

Special projects

• J.D. Crowe & the New South 1975 as J.D. Crowe & the New South
• Holiday In Japan 1975 as J.D. Crowe & the New South
• New South Live 1975 as J.D. Crowe & the New South
• Boone Creek 1977 as Boone Creek
• One Way Track 1977 as Boone Creek
• That Down Home Feeling 1977 as Buck White & Down Home Folks
• Buck and Family Live 1979 as Buck White & Down Home Folks
• More Pretty Girls Than One 1979 as Buck White & Down Home Folks
• Bluegrass Album Vol.3: California Connection 1983 as as Bluegrass Album Band
• Snakes Alive 1984 as Dreadful Snakes
• Bluegrass Album Vol.4 1985 as Bluegrass Album Band

• Bluegrass Album Vol.5: Sweet Sunny South 1989 as Bluegrass Album Band
• The Telluride Sessions 1989 as Strength In Numbers
• Skip, Hop & Wobble 1993 as Barenberg, Douglas & Meyer
• The Great Dobro Sessions 1994 "as Jerry Douglas and various artists"
• Bluegrass Album Vol.6: Bluegrass Instrumentals 1996 as Bluegrass Album Band
• Bourbon & Rosewater 1996 as Douglas, Meyer, Bhatt
• Yonder 1996 with Peter Rowan
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000 with Alison Krauss, The Whites, as Soggy Bottom Boys

Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas

• Forget About It 1999
• New Favorite 2001
• Live 2002
• Lonely Runs Both Ways 2004
• A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection 2007

Awards

Grammy awards

• 1983 Best Country Instrumental Performance - "Fireball" - with The Country Gentlemen
• 1994 Best Bluegrass Album - "The Great Dobro Sessions"
• 2001 Best Country Instrumental Performance - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" with Earl Scruggs
• 2001 Album of the Year - "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" - various artists
• 2001 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group - "The Lucky One"- Alison Krauss + Union Station
• 2001 Best Bluegrass Album - "New Favorite" - Alison Krauss + Union Station
• 2003 Best Country Instrumental Performance - "Cluck Old Hen" - Alison Krauss + Union Station
• 2003 Best Bluegrass Album - "LIVE" - Alison Krauss + Union Station
• 2004 Best Country Instrumental Performance - "Earl's Breakdown" - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
• 2006 Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - "Restless" - Alison Krauss and Union Station
• 2006 Best Country Instrumental Performance - "Unionhouse Branch" - Alison Krauss and Union Station
• 2006 Best Country Album - "Lonely Runs Both Ways" - Alison Krauss and Union Station

CMA Awards

• 2002 Musician of the Year
• 2005 Musician of the Year
• 2007 Musician of the Year

IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards

• 1990 Instrumental Performers of the Year - Dobro
• 1991 Instrumental Performers of the Year - Dobro
• 1992 Instrumental Album of the Year - Slide Rule, Jerry Douglas
• 1992 Record Event of the Year - Slide Rule
• 1992 Instrumental Performers of the Year - Dobro
• 1993 Instrumental Performers of the Year - Dobro
• 1994 Instrumental Album of the Year - Skip, Hop & Wobble; Douglas, Barenberg & Meyer
• 1994 Instrumental Performers of the Year - Dobro
• 1995 Instrumental Album of the Year - The Great Dobro Sessions; Mike Auldridge, Curtis Burch, Jerry Douglas, Josh Graves, Rob Ickes, Oswald Kirby, Stacy Phillips, Tut Taylor, Sally Van Meter, Gene Wooten
• 1995 Record Event of the Year - The Great Dobro Sessions
• 1995 Instrumental Performers of the Year - Dobro
• 1997 Album of the Year - True Life Blues--The Songs of Bill Monroe; Sam Bush, Vassar Clements, Mike Compton, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Pat Enright, Greg Garing, Richard Greene, David Grier, David Grisman, John Hartford, Bobby Hicks, Kathy Kallick, Laurie Lewis, Mike Marshall, Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Jim Nunally, Scott Nygaard, Mollie O'Brien, Tim O'Brien, Alan O'Bryant, Herb Pedersen, Todd Phillips, John Reischman, Peter Rowan, Craig Smith, Chris Thile, Tony Trischka, Roland White
• 1997 Record Event of the Year - True Life Blues--The Songs of Bill Monroe
• 1997 Instrumental Album of the Year - Bluegrass Instrumentals, Volume 6; The Bluegrass Album Band
• 2001 Instrumental Performers of the Year - Dobro
• 2002 Instrumental Performers of the Year - Dobro
• 2003 Album of the Year - Alison Krauss + Union Station Live, Alison Krauss + Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
• 2003 Record Event of the Year - Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol. III; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Matraca Berg, Sam Bush, June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Vassar Clements, Iris DeMent, Rodney Dillard, Jerry Douglas, Glen Duncan, Vince Gill, Josh Graves, Jamie Hanna, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, Jimmy Martin, Del McCoury, Robbie McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Jonathan McEuen, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Tony Rice, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Doc Watson, Richard Watson, Glenn Worf & Dwight Yoakam

Gallery

• Jerry Douglas
  Jerry Douglas
• Jerry Douglas playing one of his resophonic guitars
  Jerry Douglas playing one of his resophonic guitars

National Endowment for the Arts

• 2004 National Heritage Fellowship

References

• Humphrey, Mark. (1998). "Jerry Douglas". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 151.

External links

• Jerry Douglas Official site
• Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas Official site
• Beard Resonator Guitars website