A type of acoustic guitar with steel resonating discs inside the body under the bridge.
‘Baxter is probably best known as the ace pedal steel, banjo, dobro, guitar, all-'round musical utility guy for many musicians.’
‘Fiddles, dobros, and crying steel guitars abound, doing a superb job of complementing Bentley's strong, deep voice and good lyrics.’
‘We had the autoharp and the dobro come in at the same time, and they are kind of rear-ish in the mix.’
‘They were young, good-looking and although their music undoubtedly had a pop crossover appeal, they were patently ‘real’ country, with fiddles and banjos and dobros to the fore.’
‘Just one listen to the sweet dobro and accordion peeking through the unabashedly tender song and you realize that he is still as much of a romantic as ever.’
Origin
1950s from Do(pěra) Bro(thers), the Czech American inventors of the instrument.
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