Doyle Lawson
Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American bluegrass and gospel musi… Read Full Bio ↴Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American bluegrass and gospel musician. He is best known as an accomplished mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 5-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Doyle Lawson was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2012.
Doyle Lawson was born in Ford Town, Sullivan County, Tennessee, near Kingsport, the son of Leonard and Minnie Lawson. The Lawson family moved to Sneedville, Tennessee in 1954, around the time that Doyle acted upon his love for music.
Doyle 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 Monroe's birthplace and features, among other things, strains from the singer's 1967 instrumental "Kentucky Mandolin."
Doyle 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. Doyle taught himself how to play the mandolin by listening to the radio and records, and watching an occasional TV show. His love for music grew and Doyle decided to learn to play the guitar and banjo as well. [2]
Doyle’s perseverance and hard work style has shown through over forty albums since 1977 and through his band’s schedule, which includes over sixty concerts in one year. His hard work and high expectations for his band seem kind of humorous to some with Doyle’s recollection of one practice when he "instructed each member to go to a separate room in the house and continue singing. If the individual members were no longer in pitch when they rejoined their leader, they'd start over again. ‘Of course, they thought I was crazy,’ he told John Wooley in Tulsa World, ‘but I told 'em that if it'd work for the banjo, it'd work for vocals. What it does is, it gets you to do things without being conscious of it, because we all were being programmed the same way.’" Doyle expects a lot from his band and it shows with numerous awards and nine nominations for this year’s International Bluegrass Music Association Awards.
Every year Doyle hosts the Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Festival in Denton, North Carolina.
He has one son, Robbie,and two daughters Suzi and Kristi. Kristi gave birth to the Lawson’s first grandchild, Spencer, in July 2007.
Doyle rededicated his life to Jesus in May 1985 and is a member of Cold Spring Presbyterian Church.
Doyle Lawson was born in Ford Town, Sullivan County, Tennessee, near Kingsport, the son of Leonard and Minnie Lawson. The Lawson family moved to Sneedville, Tennessee in 1954, around the time that Doyle acted upon his love for music.
Doyle 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 Monroe's birthplace and features, among other things, strains from the singer's 1967 instrumental "Kentucky Mandolin."
Doyle 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. Doyle taught himself how to play the mandolin by listening to the radio and records, and watching an occasional TV show. His love for music grew and Doyle decided to learn to play the guitar and banjo as well. [2]
Doyle’s perseverance and hard work style has shown through over forty albums since 1977 and through his band’s schedule, which includes over sixty concerts in one year. His hard work and high expectations for his band seem kind of humorous to some with Doyle’s recollection of one practice when he "instructed each member to go to a separate room in the house and continue singing. If the individual members were no longer in pitch when they rejoined their leader, they'd start over again. ‘Of course, they thought I was crazy,’ he told John Wooley in Tulsa World, ‘but I told 'em that if it'd work for the banjo, it'd work for vocals. What it does is, it gets you to do things without being conscious of it, because we all were being programmed the same way.’" Doyle expects a lot from his band and it shows with numerous awards and nine nominations for this year’s International Bluegrass Music Association Awards.
Every year Doyle hosts the Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Festival in Denton, North Carolina.
He has one son, Robbie,and two daughters Suzi and Kristi. Kristi gave birth to the Lawson’s first grandchild, Spencer, in July 2007.
Doyle rededicated his life to Jesus in May 1985 and is a member of Cold Spring Presbyterian Church.
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Doyle Lawson Lyrics
Blue Train Blue light flashing down the railroad track Blue smoke boili…
Carolina In the Pines She came to me said she knew me Said she'd known…
Happy On My Way I want to thank Jesus for the way that I…
Heartbreak Number 9 Well I thought I had a love forever that she was…
Heartbreak Number Nine Well I thought I had a love forever That she was…
Help Is On The Way A women in the bible days, her last meal almost…
I (Verse 1) Everything I own is in my old Ford, except…
I'm Going to Heaven Verse 1 I've started to a land where there's everlasting jo…
In Your Arms Verse 1 The honey bees are gonna be hummin' Guitar strings a…
Julie Ann Verse 1 Julie Ann what are you doing making plans on…
LOVER How gentle is the rain, that falls softly on the…
My Trust in You I'm continually amazed with wonder At all the things you do …
Ocean Of Teardrops A drop in the ocean A change in the weather I was…
On the Sea of Life Verse 1 We are on the sea of life, sailing to…
One Of These Days Everybody will gather round When they hear that trumpet sou…
Sadie's Got Her New Dress On Well sadie momma told her your nearly 21 Its time…
Saving Grace Lately Grace hasn't been herself And he's noticed the change…
The Girl From West Virginia She told me that her name was Jenny She lived in…
The Girl in the Valley Verse 1: Just across the mountains in a valley down below …
The Little Mountain Church House There's a little mountain church in my thoughts of yesterday…
The Phone Call Well when he got the phone call it gave him…
The Selfishness In Man I saw a little beam of sunlight Steal across a purple…
We Missed You We missed you and we're glad you've come home The hours…
When I (Verse 1) Everything I own is in my old Ford, except…
When the Sun of My Life Goes Down When my labor here is over at last and I…
You Gotta Dig a Little Deeper [Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver] Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell. You go…
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on Teddy Bear Revival
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