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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. Lawson was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2012.ĭoyle Lawson was born in Fordtown, Sullivan County, Tennessee, the son of Leonard and Minnie Lawson. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. True friends are hard to come by, and I am unbelievably blessed to have you all in our corner.Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. Thank you all for supporting me and my family. To all of you, thank you all for supporting DLQ. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that He will put me in the situation that I need to be in.

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My family and I are putting our full trust in God. The band is about to go into the studio, and I know it’s going to be a killer. I promised Doyle I would never leave him when he’s working on a new album or newly releasing one.

My timing of this leave was based on one main fact. So, what now? To be honest, I’m not certain. Doyle is fully supporting me, and I am so thankful for his love and support of my family. This decision was based solely on the desires of my heart and knowing it was time. I know he loves me like a son, and I am eternally grateful for our relationship. This is not one of ‘those breakups.’ Doyle Lawson is a great great man. There is absolutely zero bitterness or ill will on either side. He simply felt it was time to move on and embrace a new adventure. Josh’s final show was this past weekend, and he says that while there is no skullduggery behind his intention, he purposefully held back information about his plans from friends so that he could take his exit without fanfare. Of course he also provided slide excellence during his duration, demonstrating an extremely quick left hand and a real creative sense as a sideman as well. Swift earned Doyle’s trust, gladly took on such tasks as he was given them, and the two men have become quite close over their time together. There he has served as more than just a band member, handling a great many logistical details for Doyle on the road, and engineering many of their recordings since coming onboard in 2007. Josh Swift, reso-guitarist for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver this past 12 years, has announced his departure from the band.

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