Dobro Player

The Dobro is a certain type of resonator guitar, but like how people call all facial tissue "Kleenex" (um, you know, TM or whatever), most people use the term to mean any type of resonator guitar. Personally, I just think "dobro" is fun to say. Kind of like "tuba." The Dobro was invented by the Dopyera brothers in the 1920s, and the name is both taken from their name ("Do"pyera "bro"thers) but also from their native Slovak, in which dobro means good or goodness.

Here's a clip of Jerry Douglas from the Union Station Band explaining the Dobro.

And here's Union Station playing "Man of Constant Sorrow," in which you can see him playing the Dobro.

Lastly, an interview with Jerry Douglas on NPR, as well as links to some of his songs.