The dobro is a strange and (IMO) really cool instrument. “Dobro” itself was originally a brand name of resonator guitar. A resonator is the hubcap looking apparatus that sits in the middle of the instrument and gives it its unique…
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“That High Lonesome Sound” . . : A Very Quick Intro To The Dobro
Tagged with: bluegrass, Country, Dobro, Earl Scruggs, Jerry Douglas, Josh Graves, Mike Auldridge, Rob Ickes
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“He took my twenty dollar bill” . . : Bluegrass and The Grateful Dead
My recent Grateful Dead listening phase has gone off road into bluegrass. My first exposure to bluegrass was in the early Seventies by performers who themselves were influenced by bluegrass. Besides the Dead, I remember hearing David Bromberg doing fiddle…
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