Allison Krauss and Dolly Parton live!

Originally posted by sonhouse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PYmgW_Sxbs

Two extraordinarily beautiful voices!

Thanks.

Originally posted by sonhouse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PYmgW_Sxbs

Excellent! Thanks for posting. I have always enjoyed Krause with Union Station a wonderful group of musicians!

Originally posted by scacchipazzo
Excellent! Thanks for posting. I have always enjoyed Krause with Union Station a wonderful group of musicians!

Yes, Jerry Douglas is a real virtuoso on the dobro! BTW, I met the inventor of the dobro, a guy named John Dopyera, back when I was 18 or so, living in Escondido Calif.
He was 87 at the time and had a small music shop there. People came from all over to meet him! He was innovating even at that age. He showed me a neck brace system he could adjust up and down with a dime, the mechanism had an incredible mechanical advantage. I never saw it on a guitar, he had developed it himself in his shop there.

He said he sold the rights to the dobro around 1926 for $5000. He was an interesting character!

Here is a wiki bio on him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dopyera

Originally posted by sonhouse
Yes, Jerry Douglas is a real virtuoso on the dobro! BTW, I met the inventor of the dobro, a guy named John Dopyera, back when I was 18 or so, living in Escondido Calif.
He was 87 at the time and had a small music shop there. People came from all over to meet him! He was innovating even at that age. He showed me a neck brace system he could adjust up and do ...[text shortened]... nteresting character!

Here is a wiki bio on him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dopyera

Fascinating man. I'll send the story to my luthiering son. He'll love your story as well!

Originally posted by scacchipazzo
Fascinating man. I'll send the story to my luthiering son. He'll love your story as well!

Looking at the dates, I think he was in his 70's not 80's when I met him.