Doug Lancio

Doug Lancio
Doug Lancio (left) with John Hiatt in 2012
Background information
GenresRock music, country music, folk music
Occupation(s)Guitarist, record producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, mandolin
Musical artist

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.

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
  • 1989: Window to the World (EMI USA)
  • 1991: Anything Can Happen (EMI USA)
Singles
  • 1989: "Window To The World (LP Version)" / "Window To The World (Edited Version)" (EMI USA)
  • 1989: "Teenage Head" (EMI USA) 12" promo

As a member of Bedlam

Albums
  • 1992: Into The Coals (MCA)
EPs
  • 1991: Bedlam (MCA)
Singles
  • 1992: "Heaven" (MCA)

As producer

As sideman

1982–1999

  • 1982: Nanci GriffithPoet In My Window (Rounder) - electric guitar
  • 1989: The Questionnaires – Window To The World (EMI USA) - guitar
  • 1994: Todd SniderSongs for the Daily Planet (MCA) - guitar on track 4 ("This Land Is Our Land")
  • 1995: Tom Ovans – Tales From The Underground (NSR) - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, accordion, bass, percussion
  • 1997: Matthew Ryan – May Day (A&M) - electric guitar, resonator guitar
  • 1998: Patty GriffinFlaming Red (A&M) - guitar
  • 1998: Nanci Griffith – Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) (Elektra) - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut-string guitar
  • 1998: Sarah MasenCarry Us Through (re:think) - guitar
  • 1998: Tommy WomackPositively Na Na (Checkered Past)
  • 1999: Nanci Griffith and the Blue Moon Orchestra with the London Symphony OrchestraThe Dust Bowl Symphony (Elektra) - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
  • 1999: Troy Campbell – Man Vs. Beast (Blue Rose) - slide guitar

2000–2005

2006–present

  • 2006: Allison MoorerGetting Somewhere (Sugar Hill) - guitar
  • 2007: Patty GriffinChildren Running Through (ATO) - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, autoharp
  • 2007: Patty Griffin – Live from the Artists Den DVD (ATO) - guitar
  • 2008: Gretchen PetersNorthern Lights (Scarlet Letter) - electric guitar
  • 2008: Jeff Finlin – Ballad Of A Plain Man (Bent Wheel) - electric guitar, resonator guitar
  • 2008: The BittersweetsGoodnight, San Francisco (Compass) - electric guitar
  • 2009: Holly Williams – Here with Me (Mercury) - guitar
  • 2010: John HiattThe Open Road (New West) - guitar
  • 2011: John Hiatt – Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns (New West) electric guitar, mandolin, 12-string guitar
  • 2012: Amelia White – Beautiful And Wild (White-Wolf) - electric guitar, mandolin
  • 2012: John Hiatt – Mystic Pinball (New West) - guitar, mandolin, resonator guitar
  • 2013: Patty Griffin – American Kid (New West) - guitar, mandolin
  • 2013: Scott Miller – Big Big World's (F.A.Y.) - guitar
  • 2014: Jennifer KnappSet Me Free (Righteous Babe) - guitar
  • 2021: Bob Dylan – Rough And Rowdy Ways Tour - guitar
  • 2022: Steve LouwThunder And Rain (BFD / The Orchard) - guitar, mandolin

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.

External links

  • Doug Lancio at AllMusic
  • Doug Lancio discography at Discogs