Doug Lancio

Last updated
Doug Lancio
John Hiatt TFF.JPG
Doug Lancio (left) with John Hiatt in 2012
Background information
Genres Rock music, country music, folk music
Occupation(s) Guitarist, record producer
Instrument(s) Guitar, mandolin

Doug Lancio is a guitarist and record producer, based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has worked with a wide range of artists including John Hiatt, Nanci Griffith, Patty Griffin [1] and Bob Dylan.

Contents

Biography

Questionnaires

Lancio was a member of the 1980s group Questionnaires, along with Tom Littlefield (guitar, vocals), Chris Feinstein (bass), and Hunt Waugh (drums). [2] [3]

Bedlam

With guitarist Jay Joyce and bassist Chris Feinstein, Lancio formed the group Bedlam in 1991. They released an eponymous EP and the album Into the Coals, both on MCA. [4] Bedlam also recorded music for the soundtrack album of the film Reservoir Dogs : "Harvest Moon" and a cover of "Magic Carpet Ride." [5]

Touring and recording

Lancio has toured and recorded with a number of noted artists. In the mid-'90s he was a member of Tommy Womack's touring and recording band. [6]

Lancio has been a member of John Hiatt's touring bands since 2008. [7] Lancio also produced Hiatt's 2014 album Terms of My Surrender . [8]

Lancio has had a long professional working relationship with Patty Griffin. He first played with Patty on her Silver Bell album, [9] and contributed to other recordings, such as Flaming Red , Children Running Through , Downtown Church , and American Kid . [10] He produced 1000 Kisses [11] and her live album A Kiss in Time .

Lancio has also toured with Tom Jones in support of his recent recordings. [12]

Lancio played guitar with Bob Dylan during the first leg of his Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour beginning on November 2, 2021. [13]

Awards

Lancio was nominated for the 2013 Americana Music Award for Instrumentalist of the year. [14]

Studio G

Lancio maintains Studio G (in partnership with Patty Griffin), a Nashville recording studio that features a Trident 324 mixing console, Studer A827 analog tape recorder, and Telefunken V76 preamps. [15]

Discography

As a member of the Questionnaires

Albums
Singles

As a member of Bedlam

Albums
EPs
Singles

As producer

As sideman

1982–1999

2000–2005

2006–present

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julie Miller</span> American singer-songwriter

Julie Anne Miller is a songwriter, singer, and recording artist living in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Buddy Miller in 1981. They sing and play on each other's solo projects and have recorded three duet albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nanci Griffith</span> American singer-songwriter (1953–2021)

Nanci Caroline Griffith was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She appeared many times on the PBS music program Austin City Limits starting in 1985. In 1994 she won a Grammy Award for the album Other Voices, Other Rooms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patty Griffin</span> American singer-songwriter and musician

Patricia Jean Griffin is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs have been covered by numerous musicians, including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Kelly Clarkson, Rory Block, Dave Hause, Sugarland, Bette Midler and The Chicks.

<i>1000 Kisses</i> (album) 2002 studio album by Patty Griffin

1000 Kisses is the third studio album by Patty Griffin. It was released on April 9, 2002 on ATO Records.

<i>Other Voices, Other Rooms</i> (Nanci Griffith album) 1993 studio album by Nanci Griffith

Other Voices, Other Rooms is the tenth studio album by American singer Nanci Griffith. It was released on March 2, 1993, by Elektra Records. Her first since leaving MCA Records, it consisted entirely of cover songs, in tribute to songwriters who influenced her own songwriting. Guest artists who appear in their own compositions included Frank Christian playing guitar on "Three Flights Up", Bob Dylan playing harmonica on "Boots of Spanish Leather", and John Prine lending harmony vocals on "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness". The album was titled after the Truman Capote novel of the same name.

<i>Theres a Light Beyond These Woods</i> 1978 studio album by Nanci Griffith

There's a Light Beyond These Woods was singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith's debut album. It was recorded live to two-track over four days, December 9 to 11, 1977 and January 3, 1978, in Austin, Texas. Griffith wrote most of its songs, as she would on almost all of her subsequent albums.

<i>Lone Star State of Mind</i> 1987 studio album by Nanci Griffith

Lone Star State of Mind is the fifth studio album released by Nanci Griffith, and her first album for MCA Records. With the album, Griffith's music took a turn from her original folk music base into more commercially viable country music. For this album, she enlisted the talents of veteran country producer Tony Brown. The album garnered her first appearance on the Billboard Country charts, rising to No. 23 on the Country Albums chart, and was her highest-charting album on the chart. It was also a massive success in the United Kingdom, where it topped the country albums chart and spent over a year in the top 20. The title track, "Lone Star State of Mind," became the first of only three Griffith singles to enter the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It peaked at No. 36, while two other singles from the album, "Cold Hearts/Closed Minds" and "Trouble in the Fields", reached No. 64 and No. 57 respectively. The song "From a Distance" would go on to become a major pop hit when covered by Bette Midler in 1990.

<i>Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)</i> 1998 studio album by Nanci Griffith

Other Voices, Too was a 1998 album by Nanci Griffith. It was her thirteenth studio album. Following on from the Grammy Award winning album Other Voices, Other Rooms, Other Voices, Too is a second album of cover songs written by a wide variety of singer/songwriters.

<i>Hearts in Mind</i> 2004 studio album by Nanci Griffith

Hearts in Mind is an album by folk-country singer Nanci Griffith, which was released in Ireland and the United Kingdom on October 11, 2004. It was later released in the USA on February 1, 2005 featuring the bonus track "Our Very Own".. As with Griffith's 2001 album Clock Without Hands, Vietnam is a recurring theme.

<i>Clock Without Hands</i> 2001 studio album by Nanci Griffith

Clock Without Hands is Nanci Griffith's fourteenth studio album, released in July 2001. This was her last studio album that Griffith worked with Elektra Records. It was named after Carson McCullers's final novel. The album contains a particularly personal collection of songs, including "Last Song for Mother", a tribute to her mother. Vietnam is a recurring subject in several songs, including the biographical "Pearls Eye View " for Dickey Chapelle, and "Traveling Through This Part of You" for her ex-husband, Eric Taylor, a Vietnam veteran.

<i>The Dust Bowl Symphony</i> 1999 studio album by Nanci Griffith

The Dust Bowl Symphony is an album released by Nanci Griffith in 1999. It consists of songs Griffith had previously released on other albums, but re-recorded with an orchestral backing. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra. Darius Rucker duets with Griffith on "Love at The Five and Dime", and the album also has contributions from Sonny Curtis and Glen Hardin, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Griffith's own band, The Blue Moon Orchestra. The song "Waiting for Love", written by Griffith, from Blue Roses from the Moons was picked out by Griffith as giving the singer a "brief moment of being Edith Piaf".

<i>Matthew Ryan vs. The Silver State</i> 2008 studio album by Matthew Ryan

Matthew Ryan vs. The Silver State is an album by Matthew Ryan, released in 2008 on 00:02:59 and One Little Indian. Following the release of the album, Ryan toured the US to support its release with a full band.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Del Vecchio (guitar maker)</span>

Casa Del Vecchio Ltda. is a traditional guitarmaking company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Since its foundation by Angelo Del Vecchio in 1902, it has produced a wide range of acoustic stringed instruments. In the 1930s, Del Vecchio began producing resonator guitars, resulting in their most famous model: the Dinâmico,.

<i>Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions</i> 2002 studio album by The Chieftains , (among others)

Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions is a 2002 album by The Chieftains. It is a collaboration between the Irish band and many top country music musicians including Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, Martina McBride and Alison Krauss.

<i>Intersection</i> (album) 2012 studio album by Nanci Griffith

Intersection is the 20th and final album by singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith. It was released on 20 February 2012 on Proper Records/Hell No label. The album was recorded in her own home studio in Nashville and includes 12 tracks including five covers. This was Griffith’s last studio album before her retirement from the music business in 2013 and her death in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buddy Miller discography</span>

The American singer Buddy Miller has released 10 studio albums, 1 live album, and 2 compilation albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bernie Leadon discography</span>

Bernie Leadon is an American musician and songwriter. In addition to his solo album and recordings with Eagles, Hearts & Flowers, Dillard & Clark, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, he has been featured as a performer and composer on many albums by other artists.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Russell discography</span>

Tom Russell is an American singer-songwriter. His discography consists of 29 studio albums, 3 live albums, 11 compilations, 3 videos, 3 EPs, 9 singles and 1 tribute album. In addition, his compositions have been featured on a number of albums by other artists.

Bryan Sutton is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter. In addition to his six solo albums and recordings with Ricky Skaggs and Hot Rize, he has been featured as a performer on many albums by other artists.

John Mock is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, producer, and photographer with a particular interest in the topic of maritime history and culture.

References

  1. "International Guitar Month – Day 11 – The Guy Behind the Greats, Doug Lancio". Lichty Guitars. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. "Chris Feinstein, Unsung Hero". The Other Side of Nashville. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  3. Rev. Keith A. Gordon. "Questionnaires Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  4. Daryl Sanders. "Jay Joyce". The East Nashvillian. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  5. "Reservoir Dogs Soundtracks". Quentin Tarantino Movies. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  6. Griffin, Mark (August 10, 2008). "Aftershocks: The Great Tommy Womack". The Amplifier. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  7. Meline, Bob (November 20, 2008). "Live Review: John Hiatt and the Ageless Beauties at the Mystic Theatre". City Sound Inertia. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  8. GP Staff (April 1, 2014). "John Hiatt to release Terms of my Surrender". Guitar Player. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  9. Whitmore, Laura (October 10, 2013). "Interview: Patty Griffin Releases "Silver Bell" 13 Years After It Was Recorded". Guitar World. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  10. Villager, Folk (May 10, 2013). "Patty Griffin – An "American Kid" Interview". No Depression. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  11. "Patty Griffin's '1000 Kisses' Available on Vinyl for First Time Ever". ATO Records. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  12. Sterling, Ellen (May 22, 2013). "The Reinvention of Tom Jones: At Almost 73, the Singer Is Now Performing the Music He Loves Most". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  13. Greene, Andy (November 3, 2021). "Bob Dylan Launches New Era of Never Ending Tour at Captivating Milwaukee Opener". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  14. "Americana Awards Nominees Announced: Shovels and Rope, Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller Shine". Twang Nation. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  15. Cooper, Peter (June 1, 2009). "Nashville Skyline, June 2009". Mix Online. Retrieved June 8, 2017.