Dan Dugmore | |
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 Dugmore in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | c. 1949[1] |
| Origin | Pasadena, California |
| Genres | Country, country rock |
| Occupation(s) | Session musician |
| Instrument(s) | Pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Dobro guitar, banjo, mandolin.[2] |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar
Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California.[3] Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying Burrito Brothers member Sneaky Pete Kleinow sold him one. Dugmore then joined John Stewart's road band, and then Linda Ronstadt's; he also played for several James Taylor albums.[4] In the 1990s, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he began playing steel guitar on country music albums. He self-released a Beatles cover album in 2003 titled Off White Album.[5]
Dugmore also plays Dobro, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin.[2]
He has played as session musician with David Crosby, Don Henley, Dusty Springfield, Graham Nash, Jake Owen, James Taylor, Karla Bonoff, Kenny Loggins, Kenny Rogers, Kid Rock, Lauren Alaina, Linda Ronstadt, Lionel Richie, Mindy Smith, Olivia Newton-John, Randy Travis, Ronnie Milsap, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Sturgill Simpson, Tim McGraw, Warren Zevon, The Mountain Goats, John Prine, Wilson Phillips and ZZ Top among others.
