Jerry Douglas stopped singing once he started playing Dobro. "This freed me up from using language to get things across," he says. "Because I am actually singing, but it's coming through this instrument." (Courtesy Jerry Douglas)

The Diplomat of Dobro

Jerry Douglas stopped singing once he started playing Dobro. "This freed me up from using language to get things across," he says. "Because I am actually singing, but it's coming through this instrument."

Credit: Courtesy Jerry Douglas