Al 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 , Leonard Cohen , Gram Parsons , Daniel Amos , Bethlehem , The Rolling Stones , Michael Nesmith , Randy Newman , James Taylor , Debby Boone and McGuinn And Hillman .

Perkins began producing records in the mid 1970s .

In the 1980s, Perkins joined Chris Hillman in The Desert Rose Band . Perkins started touring with Dolly Parton in 1986 . Also that year, Perkins played Dobro on Bob Dylan 's ''Knocked Out Loaded''. In 1988 , Perkins moved to Nashville , and the following year, he joined Emmylou Harris ' new Grammy Award winning group called The Nash Ramblers .

By the mid 1990s , Perkins began to work almost exclusively as a Record Producer and session guitarist, recording with artists like Tori Amos (''From the Choirgirl Hotel''), Garth Brooks (''Sevens''), Wynonna Judd , Buddy Miller , and Cher .

In 2003, Al joined forces with Terry Talbot and other oiginal members: Bruce “Creeper” Kurnow on keyboard and harmonica and original bassist Tim Ayres to resurrect the legendary country rock band Mason Proffit . Al's electric and acoustic guitar, steel guitar, banjo, lap slide guitar, dobro and vocal range bring an exciting dimension to this already exciting and legendary band.

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