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词条 Mike Dowling
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Songwriting

  4. Personal life

  5. Discography

  6. References

Mike Dowling is an American roots music guitarist and songwriter who is best known for his solo arrangements on the Grammy Award-winning composition CD Pink Guitar.[1][2][3] In 2005, Dowling was ranked as one of the twelve best fingerstyle guitarists in the United States.[4]

Early life

Dowling was raised in Wisconsin[3] before moving to Nashville. He learned about song structures while taking piano lessons when he was ten years old.[5] Dowling got his first guitar when he was twelve years old.

Career

After dropping out of college,[5] Dowling was hired by late fiddler Vassar Clements to play in his touring band and his playing can be heard on Clement's Grammy-nominated Nashville Jam album[6][5]. He also performed and recorded with Jazz violin pioneer Joe Venuti and mandolinist Jethro Burns[3]. In 1991, Dowling had released his first solo album Beats Workin', featuring Clements[7]. Dowling would later go on to win his first Grammy for his solo work on Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar. Besides playing guitars, he also designs them. He designed the El Trovador guitar for the National Reso-Phonic Guitars.[8] Besides recording and touring, Dowling was a guest on A Prairie Home Companion.[9]

Songwriting

While in Nashville, Dowling has written songs that were recorded by artists such as Emmylou Harris, Kathy Mattea, Claire Lynch, Del McCoury and George Fox. A recording of his song Backtrackin' by the The Nashville Bluegrass Band[7] was nominated Bluegrass Song of the Year in 1994 by the International Bluegrass Music Association[7].

Personal life

Dowling lives in Wyoming with his wife Jan.[7][10] Dowling spends some of his free time as a guitar instructor where he also releases material on Homespun Tapes.[11]

Discography

  • Beats Workin' (1996)
  • Live at the Carpe (with Randy Sabien) (1996)
  • Swamp Dog Blues (2000) [12]
  • String Crazy (2000)
  • Two of a Kind (with Pat Donohue) (2001)
  • Bottomlands (2001) [12]
  • Pink Guitar (with ensemble, 2004)
  • Blue Fandango (2005)
  • The Blues Ain't News (2008)
  • Eclectricity (with David Lange, 2011)
  • Tracks (2015)

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbn.com/entertainment/music/Grammy2005_winners.aspx|title=Complete List of the 47th Annual Grammy Award Winners|publisher=Christian Broadcasting Network|accessdate=August 14, 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web |title=Pink Guitar |url=http://www.accentonmusic.com/cd_detail.asp?qID=139 |website=Accenton Music |publisher=Accenton Music |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
3. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=Guitarist Dowling debuts in Woodstock |url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/article/DF/20071012/NEWS/310129964 |website=Daily Freeman |publisher=Daily Freeman |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web |title=ADVANCED FINGERSTYLE WORKSHOP with Teja Gerken |url=https://pegheadnation.com/string-school/courses/advanced-fingerstyle-workshop/ |website=Peghead Nation |publisher=Peghead Nation |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
5. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=Fingerstyle guitarist Mike Dowling plays Pacifica |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/01/28/fingerstyle-guitarist-mike-dowling-plays-pacifica/ |website=Mercury News |publisher=Mercury News |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web |title=Vassar Clements |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/vassar-clements |website=Grammys |publisher=Grammys |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
7. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |title=Interview With Mike Dowling |url=http://www.acousticfingerstyle.com/dowling.htm |website=Acoustic Finger Style |publisher=Acoustic Finger Style |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web |title=Dowling trio stages Winship, Round |url=http://aarondavismusic.com/2012/11/music-box-dowling-trio-stages-winship-round/ |website=Aaron Davis Music |publisher=Aaron Davis Music |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web |title=Putting on the Style |url=https://www.prairiehome.org/shows/47462.html |website=Prairie Home Companion |publisher=Prairie Home Companion |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web |title=Friends organize fundraiser for Jackson musician with Parkinson's |url=https://trib.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/friends-organize-fundraiser-for-jackson-musician-with-parkinson-s/article_82603470-f938-5bc9-be90-21297a869e80.html |website=Star Tribune |publisher=Star Tribune |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
11. ^{{cite book |last1=Dowling |first1=Mike |title=Acoustic Masterclass Series: Mike Dowling -- Uptown Blues (American Roots Guitar) |date=2004 |publisher=Alfred Music |isbn=0-7579-1530-2 |edition= Pap/Com }}
12. ^1 {{cite web |title=Mike Dowling (Discogs) |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1902017-Mike-Dowling |website=Discogs |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=14 August 2018}}
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