Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas ( born May 28, 1956 in Warren, Ohio; actually Gerald Calvin Douglas ) is an American country musician.
The composer and performer is regarded as one of the best bluegrass performer on the dobro guitar. As his most important album is generally regarded Slide Rule.
Although originally the Bluegrass was his home, he tried later in a wide musical spectrum from rock 'n' roll, jazz, blues to classical. Douglas won awards including five Grammy Awards and numerous other prizes.
Besides working as a studio musician Jerry Douglas also works as a producer. For example, when Ricky Skaggs Do not Get Above Your Raising, Emmylou Harris Roses in the Snow, and the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? - A Mississippi Odyssey.