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| Released | September 20, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Progressive bluegrass, country | |||
| Label | Koch | |||
| Producer | Jerry Douglas | |||
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The Best Kept Secret is the ninth solo album by dobro player Jerry Douglas, released in 2005 (see 2005 in music).
Guest musicians include Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, John Fogerty, Bill Frisell, Béla Fleck and Jeff Coffin.
All songs by Jerry Douglas unless otherwise noted.
Production notes:
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