The Jerry Douglas Interview: Alison Krauss and Union Station Tour, Rounder 0044, and Monty Python

Today on AmericanaMusic.com Podcast, we welcome Jerry Douglas. He’s a world renowned Dobro and lap steel player. He’s  won 16 Grammy Awards, 3 CMA Awards, and Numerous IBMA awards, including multiple Dobro Player of the Year Awards. A member of the band Union Station since 1998, he’s also performed with Billy Strings, Phish, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, and Elvis Costello. He’s produced records for Maura O’Connell, Molly Tuttle, Jesse Winchester, and Eric Clapton to name a few. We are excited to have Jerry Douglas on the show today. 

Chapters

• 0:15 Jerry Douglas Introduction
• 0:57 Growing up in the Steel Belt in Warren, OH
• 2:58 Josh Graves from Flatt and Scruggs
• 3:56 A Silvertone Guitar and a Toothbrush
• 6:47 Rounder 0044
• 9:11 Bluegrass Music
• 13:21 The Earls of Leicester
• 16:30 The Album ~ The Set, The Jerry Douglas Band
• 17:30 Monty Python
• 18:16 Featuring Jerry Douglas
• 19:55 Aoife O'Donovan on The Set
• 21:40 Transatlantic Sessions
• 23:02 Alison Krauss and Union Station's New Album, Arcadia
• 25:48 The Glue to the Sound of Union Station
• 27:32 Touring
• 28:39 Outro
• 29:02 American Music Town, a New Podcast