Doyle Lawson


Doyle Lawson is an American bluegrass and gospel musician. He is best known as an accomplished mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6man group Doyle Lawson amp Quicksilver. Lawson was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2012.

Doyle Lawson was born in Ford Town, Sullivan County, Tennessee, the son of Leonard and Minnie Lawson. The Lawson family moved to Sneedville in 1954, around the time that Doyle acted upon his love for music. Lawson grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights. This is where he became inspired by Bill Monroe, the founding father of bluegrass, and his band the Blue Grass Boys. His own instrumental piece, Rosine, is a tribute to Monroes birthplace and features, among other things, strains from the singers 1967 instrumental Kentucky Mandolin.

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