(1954-05-23) 23 May 1954 (age 70) Cleveland, Tennessee
Genres
Country, folk, blues, Christian
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter, minister
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Website
Official website
Musical artist
Doyle Dykes (born May 23, 1954) is an American country acoustic guitarist from Jacksonville, Florida. Cited along with guitarists such as Tommy Emmanuel as one of the best fingerstyle guitarists in the world,[1][2] he is also known for his capability of playing proficiently with a wide range of different guitar tunings.
Dykes is influenced by a wide variety of musical styles and musicians, from Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, and Duane Eddy, to the Beatles and U2. Some of his best-known works and interpretations are "Wabash Cannonball", "Country Fried Pickin'", "U2 Medley", "Be Still", "Amazing Grace" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Dykes is a devout Christian and has served as a minister in a small church in Florida;[3] the influence of Christianity is present in much of his work. He was a major endorser of Taylor Guitars and Rivera Sedona amplifiers, with his own signature models of each. In 2013 he began endorsing the Guild Guitar Company. Since 2015 he has touted his custom steel-fret Olson guitar as his "favorite guitar."
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Atkins perform on The Perry Como Show. He was also a big influence on DoyleDykes, and inspired Tommy Emmanuel. Johnny Winter's thumb-picking style came...
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Les Fradkin recorded the song for his 2009 Ztar album Baroque Rocks. DoyleDykes recorded a version for his 2017 album Life Behind the Guitar, combining...
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chipping. Notable guitarists to adopt this hardware are Ani DiFranco, DoyleDykes, Don Ross, and Richard Smith. Players do not have to carry a plectrum...
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a regular columnist for Acoustic magazine, along with Martin Taylor, DoyleDykes, Gordon Giltrap, Maartin Allcock and Julie Ellison. Mayor cites fiddler...
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appeared multiple times over the years), for which the great guitarist DoyleDykes was his featured guest (among his other guests Diane McCall, Justin Dukes...
and Robin Duke play supporting roles in the film, as does cowriter, Brian Doyle-Murray, a former SCTV staff writer. It was the final film of actor Adolph...
country music duo from the 1950s to the 1970s, consisting of brothers Virgil Doyle Wilburn (1930–1982) and Thurman Theodore "Teddy" Wilburn (1931–2003). The...
Robinson dominated Doyle and scored a decisive knockout in the eighth round that knocked Doyle unconscious and resulted in Doyle's death later that night...
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