Doug Cox (musician)
Doug Cox is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and music programmer, and is currently signed to Toronto's NorthernBlues Music.
He is well known for his skills on the dobro and slide guitar. Cox is the first person from Canada to perform in the Dobrofest.
In 2004, Cox collaborated with Todd Butler and produced the CD, Dobro and Guitar, which received a nomination from the Western Canadian Music Awards for "best roots music". The CD was also named "CD of the year" at the Vancouver Island Music Festival.
Cox teamed with Indian veena player Salil Bhatt on two albums: Slide to Freedom in 2011 and Slide to Freedom 2 in 2012. At times they were accompanied by John Boutté, Ramkumar Mishra, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Dinah D.
Cox currently resides on Vancouver Island, Canada.Discography
Solo albums
Books
- 1998: Blues Dobro book, CD
- 1999: Slide Guitar and Open Tunings
- 2000: Understanding Roots Guitar: An Overview of North American Folk Styles book, CD
- 2005: Backup Dobro: Exploring the Fretboard
DVDs
- 2000: Understanding Roots Guitar: An Overview of North American Folk Styles
- 2004: More Dobro: A Lesson in Lap-Style Dobro Playing
- 2005: Understanding Slide Guitar with Doug Cox