Interview with Doyle Lawson, April 6, 2010

Project: Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Oral History Project

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Doyle Lawson talks about his childhood growing up on a farm, teaching himself to play mandolin, banjo, and guitar. He talks about how he began in the music business, first with Jimmy Martin, and later J.D. Crowe, and the Country Gentlemen before forming his own band, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver. Throughout the interview he tells anecdotes and gives details about each band, touring, recording, winning awards, songwriting, and the different styles of each band he has played with, among other topics.

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2017oh193_ibmm017

Interviewee Name

Doyle Lawson

Interviewer Name

Katy Daley

Interview Date

2010-04-06

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Lawson, Doyle Interview by Katy Daley. 06 Apr. 2010. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Lawson, D. (2010, April 06). Interview by K. Daley. Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Lawson, Doyle, interview by Katy Daley. April 06, 2010, Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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