Al Perkins

Al Perkins ( born January 18, 1944 in Texas ) is an American musician and producer. He played guitar, pedal steel guitar and dobro on the productions of many renowned artists and in 2001 was appointed by the guitar company Gibson for " most influential Dobro player in the world ".

Life

At age nine, Perkins learned the Hawaiian steel guitar and played in the 1960s in different bands in west Texas. After his military service, he was a member of Shiloh Group and from 1971, the Flying Burrito Brothers, on their latest album Last Of The Red Hot Burritos he participated. In 1972, he joined together with the burrito - mate Chris Hillman of the new band by Stephen Stills, Manassas, where he recorded two LPs with the. The group of highly talented musicians was, with its program of country, rock, blues and Latin -influenced pieces, as one of the most accomplished formations of rock music history, but already solved in 1973 on the back.

After the dissolution of Manassas viewed Perkins and Hillman turned to a new project. With Richie Furay and JD Souther and some Manassas colleagues, they founded the Souther -Hillman - Furay band that recorded from 1973 to 1975, two albums and then disbanded.

Mid -1970s, Perkins turned to record production, but at the same time continue toured with artists such as Michael Nesmith, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman and worked as a session musician, for example in the album South Of The Border by The Eagles. He toured and worked also, inter alia, with Dan Fogelberg, Rita Coolidge, Leonard Cohen, Gram Parsons, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Garth Brooks, Daniel Amos, The Rolling Stones, Joe Walsh, Randy Newman, James Taylor, Debby Boone, Cher, Dwight Yoakam and Tori Amos.

1984 and 1985, Perkins was heard on two albums of Christian singer Don Francisco and played with Chris Hillman at the same time Christian Bluegrass in the band Ever Call Ready one. Shortly thereafter, he joined Hillman's Desert Rose Band and 1986 the live band by Dolly Parton. In the same year he played on the album Knocked Out Loaded Bob Dylan.

He became a member of a new project by Emmylou Harris, The Nash Ramblers in 1992. For the album and the DVD that documented the appearance of this band at the famous Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on the history of country music, the musicians received a Grammy Award. Harris and Perkins knew each other since 1972, when they had participated in the solo albums by Gram Parsons.

From the mid- 1990s, Perkins operated primarily as a producer and session musician. In 2003 he participated in the founding of the legendary country-rock band Mason Proffit with. In 2004, he released his first solo album with a mix of blues, country, bluegrass, gospel and Cajun music. In the same year his career experienced a climax when he took part alongside colleagues such as James Burton and Keith Richards at a Gram Parsons tribute concert in California.

Today, Perkins lives in Nashville and is involved in several projects, including the Hi Power band that presents performances with a rock and R & B program within the country metropolis.

In 2009 he founded, along with Brady Blade and Chris Donohue, the trio Big Dog 3, which recorded an eponymous album with guest musicians from the band by Emmylou Harris in the same year. This year, Al Perkins was also involved in the debut album of the singer Otis Gibbs from Indiana. The CD entitled " Grandpa Walked A Picketline " and removed therefrom single " Caroline " he played alongside the Dobro and pedal steel guitar.

The guitar company Gibson produced since 2001 the Al Perkins Signature Dobro, designed by the artist himself and with his signature.

Discography

The Flying Burrito Brothers

  • Last of the Red Hot Burritos (1972 )

Gram Parsons

Manassas

  • Manassas (1972)
  • Down the Road (1973 )

Souther Hillman Furay band

  • Souther Hillman Furay band (1974 )
  • Trouble in Paradise (1975 )

Ever Call Ready

  • Ever Call Ready ( 1984)
  • Down Home Praise (1985 )

Emmylou Harris & Nash Ramblers

Big Dog 3

  • Big Dog 3 (2009 )

Otis Gibbs

  • Grandpa Walked A Picketline (2009)

Solo

  • Triple Play (2004)
Gibson Guitar Corporation Manassas (Band) Latin American music Souther–Hillman–Furay Band Eagles (band) The Desert Rose Band Bluegrass music Gospel music GP (Album) Manassas (Album)
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