Lawson hosts the annual Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Festival in Denton, North Carolina.ĭoyle has been married to Suzanne Lawson since 1978. His instrumental piece, "Rosine," is a tribute to Monroe's birthplace and features, among other things, strains from the singer's 1967 instrumental "Kentucky Mandolin". Lawson composed a number of the band's songs and tunes. Template:Cn File:Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver on stage at the 2015 Tottenham Bluegrass Festival in Ontario, Canada.jpgĭoyle Lawson & Quicksilver on stage at the 2015 Tottenham Bluegrass Festival in Ontario, Canada In 2015, "In Session" was nominated for Best Bluegrass Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. Lawson and Quicksilver provided the background vocals to the song "Dazzling Blue" on Paul Simon's 2011 album "So Beautiful or So What". Lawson and Quicksilver performed in Ontario, Canada at the Tottenham Bluegrass Festival in June 2001 and again in June 2015. In 1998, Lawson and Quicksilver became the first bluegrass band to perform at the National Quartet Convention. Through the years, Quicksilver toured regularly, performing at festivals concerts and other musical events.
In 1997, "There's a Light Guiding Me" was a 39th Annual Grammy Award nominee for Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album. In 1989 the band won song of the year at the International Bluegrass Music Awards for "Little Mountain Church House". After a time Ray Deaton took over on bass. Lawson hired guitarist Russell Moore, banjoist Scott Vestal and bassist Curtis Vestal, and continued to perform. Shortly thereafter, Graham, Baucom and Haley left to form their own band. With a new bassist, Randy Graham, the band recorded a second gospel album, Heavenly Treasures, also on Sugar Hill. In 1981, through Sugar Hill Records, Lawson with this lineup released the critically acclaimed Rock My Soul, an album that would become a landmark bluegrass gospel project. The band name was soon changed to Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver. Within a month Lawson had formed Doyle Lawson and Foxfire, with Jimmy Haley on guitar, Lou Reid on bass, and Terry Baucom on banjo. In March 1979 when Lawson left the Country Gentlemen with the intention of forming a band and creating his own sound.
Senator Robert Byrd on his Mountain Fiddler album. During that time, in 1977, he backed up U.S. In September, 1971, Lawson started playing with The Country Gentlemen and remained part of the band for almost eight years. He returned to play the mandolin and sing tenor with Martin in 1969 for six months, and then played again with Crowe until August 1971. Crowe and the Kentucky Mountain Boys (later called the New South) in Lexington, Kentucky. In 1963, aged 18 or 19, Lawson went to Nashville to play the banjo with Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys. Later Lawson learned to play the guitar and banjo as well.
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Doyle taught himself how to play the mandolin by listening to the radio and records, and watching an occasional TV show. Lawson became interested in playing the mandolin around the age of eleven so his father borrowed a mandolin from Willis Byrd, a family friend and fellow musician. This is where he heard mandolinist Bill Monroe, the "founding father" of bluegrass, and his band the Blue Grass Boys. Lawson grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights. The Lawson family moved to Sneedville in 1954. 6.1 International Bluegrass Music Associationĭoyle Lawson was born in Fordtown, Sullivan County, Tennessee, the son of Leonard and Minnie Lawson.
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