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Canadian multi-instrumentalist and composer
Musical artist
Doug Cox (born in 1962 or 1963)
[1] 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 .
[2] Cox is the first person from Canada to perform in the
Dobrofest .
[3]
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.
[4]
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 (vocals),
Ramkumar Mishra (
tabla ),
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), and Dinah D (bass).
[5]
Cox currently resides on
Vancouver Island , Canada.
[6]
Discography
Solo albums
1993: Canadian Borderline (Malahat Mountain)
1996: Bone Bottle Brass Steel (Malahat Mountain)
1999: Life Is So Peculiar (Ragged Pup / Cordova Bay)
2009: Without Words (Black Hen)
With Todd Butler
2002: Live Blues (Pacific Music)
2004: Dobro and Guitar (Pacific Music)
With Sam Hurrie
2004: Hungry Ghosts (
NorthernBlues )
2007: Blues from the Forbidden Plateau (Snoozeyouloseblues)
2017: Old Friends (Black Hen)
2007: Slide To Freedom (NorthernBlues)
2008: Slide To Freedom 2 (NorthernBlues)
With Bettysoo
2011: Across The Borderline: Lie To Me (self-released)
2012: Across The Borderline: More Lies (self-released)
As producer
Also appears on
2000: Sheila Ryan - Samrad Linn (self-released)
2001:
Michael Messer - King Guitar (
Catfish )
2010:
Leela Gilday - Calling All Warriors (Big Soul)
2011: The Mighty Popo - Gakondo (Borealis)
2012:
Linda McRae - Rough Edges & Ragged Hearts (42 RPM)
2014: Linda McRae - Fifty Shades of Red (
Borealis Records )
Music Instruction
Books
1998: Blues Dobro book, CD (Centerstream)
ISBN
1574240552
1999: Slide Guitar and Open Tunings (Centerstream)
ISBN
1574240684
2000: Understanding Roots Guitar: An Overview of North American Folk Styles book, CD (Centerstream)
2005: Backup Dobro: Exploring the Fretboard (Centerstream)
ISBN
1574241427
DVDs
2000: Understanding Roots Guitar: An Overview of North American Folk Styles (Centerstream)
2004: More Dobro: A Lesson in Lap-Style Dobro Playing (Centerstream)
2005: Understanding Slide Guitar with Doug Cox (
Mel Bay )
References
^ Gibson, Jim (2009-07-09).
"More than just a folk fest" .
Vancouver Sun . Archived from
the original on 2009-09-21. Retrieved 13 September 2009 .
^
"Slide To Freedom, featuring Doug Cox, Salil Bhatt, VM Bhatt and Ramkumar Mishra" .
CBC.ca . 2007-02-28. Archived from
the original on 2007-05-21. Retrieved 13 September 2009 .
^ Montague, Tony (2005-07-14).
"Dobro didn't take long to drive Cox crazy" .
The Georgia Straight . Archived from
the original on 2007-05-22. Retrieved 13 September 2009 .
^ Bird, Teresa (2005-03-02).
"Pair of soloists to perform duets" .
Island Gazette . Retrieved 13 September 2009 .
^ Reid, Graham (September 5, 1010).
"Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt: Slide to Freedom 2 (Northern Blues)" . Elsewhere . Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
^ Quill, Greg (2007-02-22).
"Cox's blues slideshow" .
Toronto Star . Archived from
the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 13 September 2009 .
External links