Doug Lancio Explained
Doug Lancio is an American 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
- Singles
As producer
As sideman
1982–1999
- 1982: Nanci Griffith – Poet In My Window (Rounder) - electric guitar
- 1989: The Questionnaires – Window To The World (EMI USA) - guitar
- 1994: Todd Snider – Songs 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 Griffin – Flaming 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 Masen – Carry Us Through (re:think) - guitar
- 1998: Tommy Womack – Positively Na Na (Checkered Past)
- 1999: Nanci Griffith and the Blue Moon Orchestra with the London Symphony Orchestra – The 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 Moorer – Getting Somewhere (Sugar Hill) - guitar
- 2007: Patty Griffin – Children Running Through (ATO) - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, autoharp
- 2007: Patty Griffin – Live from the Artists Den DVD (ATO) - guitar
- 2008: Gretchen Peters – Northern Lights (Scarlet Letter) - electric guitar
- 2008: Jeff Finlin – Ballad Of A Plain Man (Bent Wheel) - electric guitar, resonator guitar
- 2008: The Bittersweets – Goodnight, San Francisco (Compass) - electric guitar
- 2009: Holly Williams – Here with Me (Mercury) - guitar
- 2010: John Hiatt – The 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 Knapp – Set Me Free (Righteous Babe) - guitar
- 2021: Bob Dylan – Rough And Rowdy Ways Tour - guitar
- 2022: Steve Louw – Thunder And Rain (BFD / The Orchard) - guitar, mandolin
Notes and References
- Web site: International Guitar Month – Day 11 – The Guy Behind the Greats, Doug Lancio. Lichty Guitars. June 8, 2017.
- Web site: Chris Feinstein, Unsung Hero. The Other Side of Nashville. June 8, 2017.
- Web site: Questionnaires Biography. Allmusic. June 8, 2017. Rev. Keith A. Gordon.
- Web site: Jay Joyce. The East Nashvillian. June 8, 2017. Daryl Sanders.
- Web site: Reservoir Dogs Soundtracks. Quentin Tarantino Movies. June 5, 2017.
- News: Griffin. Mark. Aftershocks: The Great Tommy Womack. June 9, 2017. The Amplifier. August 10, 2008.
- News: Meline. Bob. Live Review: John Hiatt and the Ageless Beauties at the Mystic Theatre. June 8, 2017. City Sound Inertia. November 20, 2008.
- News: GP Staff. John Hiatt to release Terms of my Surrender. June 8, 2017. Guitar Player. April 1, 2014.
- News: Whitmore. Laura. Interview: Patty Griffin Releases "Silver Bell" 13 Years After It Was Recorded. June 8, 2017. Guitar World. October 10, 2013.
- News: Villager. Folk. Patty Griffin – An "American Kid" Interview. June 8, 2017. No Depression. May 10, 2013.
- Web site: Patty Griffin’s ‘1000 Kisses’ Available on Vinyl for First Time Ever. ATO Records. June 9, 2017.
- News: Sterling. Ellen. The Reinvention of Tom Jones: At Almost 73, the Singer Is Now Performing the Music He Loves Most. June 9, 2017. Huffington Post. May 22, 2013.
- News: Greene. Andy. Bob Dylan Launches New Era of Never Ending Tour at Captivating Milwaukee Opener. November 3, 2021. Rolling Stone. November 3, 2021.
- Web site: Americana Awards Nominees Announced: Shovels and Rope, Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller Shine. Twang Nation. June 8, 2017.
- News: Cooper. Peter. Nashville Skyline, June 2009. June 8, 2017. Mix Online. June 1, 2009.