Doug Cox (musician) explained

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)

With Salil Bhatt and Ramkumar Mishra

• 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

• 2009: Corinne West - The Promise (Make Records)
• 2011: Slide to Freedom - 20,000 Miles (NorthernBlues)
• 2015: James Burton, Albert Lee, Amos Garrett, and David Wilcox - Guitar Heroes (Stony Plain)

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)
• 1999: Slide Guitar and Open Tunings (Centerstream)
• 2000: Understanding Roots Guitar: An Overview of North American Folk Styles book, CD (Centerstream)
• 2005: Backup Dobro: Exploring the Fretboard (Centerstream)

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)

Notes and References

1. News: Jim . Gibson . More than just a folk fest . . 2009-07-09 . 13 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090921065937/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/More+than+just+folk+fest/1773936/story.html . 2009-09-21 . dead .
2. News: Slide To Freedom, featuring Doug Cox, Salil Bhatt, VM Bhatt and Ramkumar Mishra . . 2007-02-28 . 13 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070521201337/http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/metromusic/2007/02/slide_to_freedom_featuring_dou.html . 2007-05-21 . dead .
3. News: Tony . Montague . Dobro didn't take long to drive Cox crazy . . 2005-07-14 . 13 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070522164958/http://www.straight.com/article/dobro-didnt-take-long-to-drive-cox-crazy . 2007-05-22 . dead .
4. News: Teresa . Bird . Pair of soloists to perform duets . . 2005-03-02 . 13 September 2009 .
5. News: Reid. Graham. Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt: Slide to Freedom 2 (Northern Blues). June 29, 2017. Elsewhere. September 5, 1010.
6. News: Greg . Quill . Cox's blues slideshow . . 2007-02-22 . 13 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018065520/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/183818 . 2012-10-18 . dead .