Doug Cox (musician)
Doug Cox (born in 1962 or 1963) is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and music programmer, and is currently signed to Toronto's NorthernBlues Music.
Doug Cox | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alberta |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | dobro, slide guitar |
| Labels | NorthernBlues, Black Hen |
| Website | www |
He is well known for his skills on the dobro and slide guitar. Cox is the first person from Canada to perform in the Dobrofest.
In 2004, Cox collaborated with Todd Butler and produced the CD, Dobro and Guitar, which received a nomination from the Western Canadian Music Awards for "best roots music". The CD was also named "CD of the year" at the Vancouver Island Music Festival.
Cox teamed with Indian veena player Salil Bhatt on two albums: Slide to Freedom in 2011 and Slide to Freedom 2 in 2012. At times they were accompanied by John Boutté (vocals), Ramkumar Mishra (tabla), Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), and Dinah D (bass).
Cox currently resides on Vancouver Island, Canada.