Al Perkins (Born August 1, 1933) is a Texas-born American guitarist. The Gibson guitar company called Perkins "the world's most influential dobro player", and even began producing an "Al Perkins Signature" dobro in 2001 - designed and autographed by Perkins. After some time in the US Army, Perkins moved to California where he began playing with the band Shiloh. He went on to record and tour with bands like the Flying Burrito Brothers, Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, … Wikipedia
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