The guitarist mastered a wide range of music from bluegrass on rock'n'roll to jazz and blues. For born in Ohio / USA 1956 musicians was among others awarded five "Grammy Awards" and numerous other awards. Guitar colleague John Fogerty considers him the greatest musicians ever and puts him on a par with Elvis Presley and Otis Redding.
Douglas` latest album "Traveler" gives a good impression of his musical preferences. The selection of pieces ranging from bluegrass to folk through to blues and rock sounds. Among the soloists are so different instrumentalists and singers such as Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Marc Cohn, Doctor John, Keb 'Mo', Alison Kraus and Mumford & Sons. On their albums Jerry Douglas had already occurred in recent years as a guest - now this was our turn to retaliate once.
With Leadbelly`s classic "On A Monday" starts full Blues Power a musical tour (hence the album title "Traveler" - traveler), the and Jerry Douglas and his guests in recording studios in New Orleans, Nasville, New York, Montreal the Britsche Banbury led. Among the next song sting especially a wonderfully relaxed version of the R & B song "Something You Got" (Eric Clapton lead vocals and guitar) with great horn section and the folk-rock ballad The Boxer "in rousing Dobro sound (Paul Simon sings itself , accompanied by Mumford and Son) out.
Among the cherished classics that celebrate all the stars of the international music scene here together, to own compositions, which makes Douglas with his virtuoso playing on Hightligts the current folk and bluegrass music journeymen. And if you did not know until now, at least now understand why this musician who regrets to read music, is one of the world's best Dobro Player!
