Doug Cox (musician)
Canadian multi-instrumentalist and composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Doug Cox | |
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Born | Alberta |
Genres | Blues |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | dobro, slide guitar |
Labels | NorthernBlues, Black Hen |
Website | www |
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]