Jerry Douglas’ latest album may be entitled The Best Kept Secret but this accomplished musician/composer and producer has been a known quantity in music circles for some time now, and he keeps raking in awards for his musicianship. On Nov. 7, he added his third CMA Musician of the Award to his collection, which also includes a dozen Grammys and a couple of Instrumentalist of the Year honors from the Americana Music Association, among others. CMA award winners are chosen by their peers – industry professionals who are members of the Country Music Association.
Douglas is, perhaps, best known as a stellar dobro player, whose slide work can be heard on more than 1,000 albums – including the hit “O Brother, Where Art Thou” soundtrack – in addition to his own solo releases. He has toured with Alison Kraus & Union Station and others. Although he has not released a solo album since 2005, Sugar Hill released Jerry Douglas – Best of tthe Sugar Hill Years as part of its Americana Masters Series earlier this year.
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