Doug Cox (musician)

Doug Cox
BornAlberta
GenresBlues
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)dobro, slide guitar
LabelsNorthernBlues, Black Hen
Websitewww.dougcox.org

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Bird, Teresa (2005-03-02). "Pair of soloists to perform duets". Island Gazette. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  5. ^ Reid, Graham (September 5, 1010). "Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt: Slide to Freedom 2 (Northern Blues)". Elsewhere. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  6. ^ Quill, Greg (2007-02-22). "Cox's blues slideshow". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 13 September 2009.