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Universally regarded as the finest dobro player in contemporary music, Jerry Douglas has long been the go-to source for the most evocative of resonator-guitar textures.

Once called "the Buddha that I pray to every day" by Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty, Jerry Douglas has been a groundbreaking figure in bluegrass music for decades.

It's the first weekend in October, which means it's time for everyone's favorite investment banker, Warren Hellman, to unwrap his annual auditory gift to the city of San Francisco known as Hardly Strictly ...

Whenever a master of his craft releases a piece of art, expectations are unbelievably high and curiosity is abound.

Long unavailable, the legacy of Tony Trischka's 1985 album Hill Country has been kept alive by musicians and fans via carefully-guarded vinyl pressings and cassette dubs.

The nominees for the 2008 Country Music Awards were announced earlier this week, and there are only two bluegrass-related artists who made the cut.

The title of Jerry Douglas' new CD is perfect. It suggests Douglas' achingly beautiful mastery of the dobro and also reflects the album's easy movement from bluegrass originals such as "Bounce" to the New ...

"It was shocking to me," Jerry Douglas says of the invitation to serve as the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum's artist-in-residence this year.

Fresh off the sell-out success of the first installment of the Tennessee Shines live radio broadcast from the Bijou Theatre on Aug.

Jerry Douglas, "Glide," Koch Records, 11 tracks After 35 years in bluegrass, Jerry Douglas is a legend at 52.

Jerry Douglas' latest album, Glide, was released last week on Koch Records. Douglas, a featured member of Alison Krauss & Union Station, is also artist-in-residence for the year at the Country Music Hall of ...

Jerry Douglas, a featured member of Alison Krauss & Union Station, released a new album, Glide , on Tuesday on Koch Records.

This is the second solo project this summer from a member of Alison Krauss's Union Station.

Acoustic quintet the Punch Brothers, with mandolinist Chris Thile, far left, have released their debut album, "Punch." Autumn de Wilde With several of the greatest string players in the world headed our way - ...

Since 2007, Billy Miller has been portraying bad boy Richie Novak on All My Children .

A few months ago, famed dobro player Jerry Douglas was having what he describes as "the worst day of my life." It concerned something seemingly trivial: an advertising campaign for a new line of guitars, and ...

BOONE A pair of Appalachian State University business majors have organized a music festival to be held in Boone to raise awareness about renewable energy.

Live Music Lineup: Aug. 1 - The Drews, 5 p.m.; Army Corps of Architects, 6:30 p.m. Aug.

Live Music Lineup: Aug. 1 - The Drews, 5 p.m.; Army Corps of Architects, 6:30 p.m. Aug.

In this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo, Alison Krauss along with Dan Tyminksi, right, and Jerry Douglas of the group Union Station accept the award for best country performance by a duo or group with vocal for ...