Lloyd Maines

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Lloyd Maines
Lloyd Maines (2006)

Lloyd Wayne Maines (born June 28, 1951 in Lubbock , Texas ) is an American music producer and songwriter in the field of the country genre . Maines is a multi-instrumentalist and has mastered the pedal steel guitar , the acoustic guitar , the dobro , the banjo , the electric guitar and the mandolin , among others .

Career

Maines was born in Lubbock, Texas. He comes from a family of musicians, and his father and his brothers founded the group The Maines Brothers , which Lloyd Maines eventually continued with his brothers. Lloyd, who played guitar, made some recordings with her. The musician had his breakthrough in 1979 when he could be heard as guitarist on Terry Allen's album Lubbock (On Everything) . The record marked the beginning of a large number of recordings for Maines, including three other albums with Allen. During the 1980s, the Maines Brothers also released several albums, some of which made it into the country charts . The band broke up in the late 1980s, but Maines continued to produce for a variety of artists, including Joe Ely .

Lloyd Maines appeared in the 2003 documentary Lubbock Lights .

Private life

Lloyd Maines became a father in 1974. His daughter Natalie Maines also became a musician and in 1995 lead singer of the Dixie Chicks , which Maines partially supports as a producer. The album Home , which he produced , won the 2003 Grammy Awards for best country album. Maines is married and lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Tina .

Produced artists (selection)

Awards and honors

  • Grammy Awards 2003 : Best Country Album for Home (as a producer)
  • Admission to the West Texas Walk of Fame

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lubbuck Lights in the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ Hancocks, Maines, Taylor honored in emotional induction ceremony , Lubbockonline, Retrieved February 28, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Maines, Lloyd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maines, Lloyd Wayne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American country musician and producer
DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Lubbock , Texas , USA