Doug Lancio

Lancio with John Hiatt in 2012

Background information
Genres| Rock music, country music, folk music
Occupation(s)| Guitarist, record producer
Instrument(s)| Guitar, mandolin

Musical artist

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

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### Questionnaires

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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

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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

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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

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Lancio was nominated for the 2013 Americana Music Award for Instrumentalist of the year.[14]

### Studio G

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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

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### As a member of the Questionnaires

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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

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Albums

* 1992: Into The Coals (MCA)

EPs

* 1991: Bedlam (MCA)

Singles

* 1992: "Heaven" (MCA)

### As producer

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* 2002: Patty Griffin – 1000 Kisses (ATO)
* 2003: Matthew Ryan – Regret Over the Wires (Hybrid Recordings)
* 2003: Patty Griffin – A Kiss in Time (ATO)
* 2005: RobinElla – Solace For The Lonely (Dualtone)
* 2007: The Greencards – Viridian (Dualtone)
* 2007: Gretchen Peters – Burnt Toast & Offerings (Scarlet Letter / Curb)
* 2008: Matthew Ryan – Matthew Ryan vs. The Silver State (One Little Indian)
* 2008: Todd Snider – Peace Queer (Aimless)
* 2009: Matraca Berg – South Of Heaven (self-released, later became The Dreaming Fields)
* 2009: Jack Ingram – Big Dreams & High Hopes (Big Machine)
* 2011: Ian McFeron – Summer Nights (self-released)
* 2011: Matraca Berg – The Dreaming Fields (Dualtone) - track 10 ("South Of Heaven")
* 2012: Gretchen Peters – Hello Cruel World (Scarlet Letter)
* 2013: Ian McFeron – Time Will Take You (self-released)
* 2014: John Hiatt – Terms of My Surrender (New West)
* 2015: Gretchen Peters – Blackbirds (Scarlet Letter)
* 2015: Ian McFeron – Radio (self-released)
* 2021: Ian McFeron – West Wind (self-released)

### As sideman

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#### 1982–1999

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* 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

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* 2000: Steve Earle – Transcendental Blues (E-Squared) - guitar on track 10 ("When I Fall")
* 2000: Michelle Tumes – Center Of My Universe (Sparrow) - guitar
* 2000: Matthew Ryan – East Autumn Grin (A&M) - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
* 2001: Billy Joe Shaver – The Earth Rolls On (New West) - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* 2001: Nanci Griffith – Clock Without Hands (Elektra) - electric guitar
* 2001: Will Kimbrough – This (Waxysilver) - guitar
* 2001: Maura O'Connell – Walls & Windows (Sugar Hill) - 12-string guitar
* 2002: Jeff Finlin – Somewhere South Of Wonder (Gravity / BMG) - guitar
* 2002: various artists – KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 10 (KGSR) - guitar on track 2-13 (Patty Griffin: "Rain")
* 2004: Nanci Griffith – Hearts in Mind (New Door) - guitar
* 2005: Strays Don't Sleep – Strays Don't Sleep (One Little Indian) - vocals, guitar, percussion
* 2005: various artists – KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 13 (KGSR) - guitar, backing vocals on track 1-08 (Patty Griffin: "When It Don't Come Easy")

#### 2006–present

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* 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

## References

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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

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* Doug Lancio at AllMusic
* Doug Lancio discography at Discogs