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Jim Fogarty


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Phila, Pa, USA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2019 11:53 am    
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Looking to add to my collection, now that I'm obsessed with the reso.

So what are your MUST HAVE dobro albums. Unless it's something particularly rare or unknown, let's put Jerry Douglas aside for right now..........we can safely assume ALL his recordings are musts!! lol

Whatcha got??

Thanks!
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Howard Parker


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Maryland
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2019 12:06 pm    
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For starters:

Original Seldom Scene (Mike Auldridge)
Chesapeake(Auldridge)
Auldridge Bennett & Gaudreau
All of Mike's solo work.

Original Blue Highway (Rob Ickes)
All of Rob's solo albums

Flatt & Scruggs after 1952 (Josh Graves)

Infamous Stringdusters (Andy Hall)
All of Andy's solo projects

And many more for others to chip in!

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Greg Sander

 

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Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2019 12:33 pm    
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If you don't already have it, I enjoy

"The Resocasters" by
Heffernan / Auldridge / Rugg .
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Bill McCloskey

 

Post  Posted 27 Mar 2019 12:45 pm    
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The Great Dobro Sessions is a must have.
Three Bells, Mike's last album with Jerry and Rob
The Resophonic Rodeo for some 7 string action.
One of my favorite records of all time: Peter Rowan and Jerry Douglas's duet album Yonder
Orville Johnson's Freehand
Six String Swing, Billy Cardine
Skip, Hop, & Wobble. Must have. Jerry Douglas with Edgar Meyer and Russ Barenberg
Stobro's Blues, Ferrell Stowe. For different tuning
Stone Bottom Boogie, Junior Barber. I'd put this in must have category.
Gene Wooten, Don't Look Now
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Jack Hanson


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San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2019 1:27 pm    
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Jeff Garden


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Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2019 3:37 pm    
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Check out our German Forum friend, Martin Gross. I'm not sure if he has any albums out but there are many of his videos available on youtube.
Here's his version of "Teach Your Children". Super clean picker - I love his string pulls behind the bar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC-N4zl1QZo
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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2019 5:17 pm    
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Mike Auldridge - "Dobro" & Blues & Bluegrass
Jerry Douglas: Plant Early; Skip, Hop, & Wobble; Jerry Christmas; Restless on the Farm; Alison Krauss - and so many more
Douglas, Aulridge, Ickes - "Three Bells "
Phil Leadbetter - "Philabuster"
Rob Ickes "Slide City"
The Great Dobro Sessions - various
That Dobro Sound Goin' Round - various
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions - Flynn, Ickes, Raoul Malo on vocals
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley - Before the Sun Goes Down
Cindy Cashdollar - Slide Show
Flatt and Scruggs with Josh Graves on Dobro
Johnny Bellar (check out his youtube videos)

Sorry, I could ignore JD! Some of Jerry Douglas' best and often, most beautiful work (IMHO) is on the Transatlantic Sessions DVD series where he is an ensemble player along with some of the best roots musicians in the world.

http://tinyurl.com/y5uq5n7h

One example of many: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwllcWC_FL4
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Brooks Montgomery


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Idaho, USA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2019 5:48 pm    
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The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2
Bella Fleck—Extraordinary dobro by Jerry Douglas, with a cast of the best.

Nashville , Bill Frisell & Jerry Douglas
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Mike Neer


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Post  Posted 27 Mar 2019 6:17 pm    
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I like:
The Henrys (or anything with Don Rooke)
Tin Hat (fka Tin Hat Trio)
Tom Morrell when he played dobro
John Hartford's Aereo-Plain
Allison Krauss and Union Station (the old Rounder recordings)
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Brad Davis


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Texas, USA
Post  Posted 1 Apr 2019 12:08 pm    
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A few dobro album favorites I didn't see mentioned:

Brother Oswald ("Pete" Kirby)
Memories of Foggy Mountain (Josh Graves)
Friar Tut (Tut Tayler)

also

Dobro/Blues and Bluegrass (Mike Auldridge) - You REALLY have to have this one.
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Jim Bates

 

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Alvin, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 1 Apr 2019 12:18 pm    
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Beverly King has two or three Oswald style (and sounding) records. Her tunes are simple, easy to learn and great to begin with.

Somebody on Forum may have some of them.

Thanx,
Jim
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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 1 Apr 2019 12:46 pm    
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This is one of my favorite things Jerry Douglas has done. Out of print but through the magic of YouTube ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axdommm6nqc
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HowardR


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Post  Posted 2 Apr 2019 7:47 am    
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A must have (and I'm surprised that it hasn't been mentioned yet) is "All Old Friends" by Stacy Phillips....this recording has just about every style of dobro tune and dobro infused tunes spanning a wide variety of genres....and his playing is over the top....f you are learning or entering the realm of dobro, this is an eye opener & game changer....styles he covers are:


Western Swing

Hawaiian

Bluegrass

Blues

Old Time Country

Folk




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Mark van Allen


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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
Post  Posted 2 Apr 2019 9:57 am    
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Gary Morse’s “Resophonic Rodeo” is another gem.
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Jim Fogarty


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Phila, Pa, USA
Post  Posted 2 Apr 2019 3:53 pm    
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Thanks guys. Great stuff, so far.

Although.....you're costing me a load of $$$$!
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George Rout


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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Post  Posted 2 Apr 2019 5:35 pm    
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Tom Swatzell of Mel Bay fame put out a few and it's easy playing stuff. I didn't see his name but with my poor eyes, I could have missed it.
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Brian McGaughey


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Orcas Island, WA USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2019 5:26 am    
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Gene Wooten-Gene Wooten Sings and Plays Dobro

EmmyLou Harris And The Nash Ramblers-Live At The Ryman

Learn how to back up a singer by listening to Al Perkins back up Emmylou on this 1992 live recording. It’s do-able by us mere mortal men.

My current passion is Andy Hall with Infamous String Dusters.
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