Person · Male
Josh Graves
- From
- Tellico Plains, United States
- Active
- 1927–2006
- Releases
- 31
About
Josh Graves (September 27, 1927 Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee – September 30, 2006), born Burkett Howard Graves, was an American bluegrass musician. Also known by the nicknames "Buck," and "Uncle Josh," he is credited with introducing the resonator guitar (commonly known under the trade name of Dobro) into bluegrass music shortly after joining Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys in 1955. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1997.
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He joined producers Randall Franks and Alan Autry for the In the Heat of the Night cast CD “Christmas Time’s A Comin’” performing "Christmas Time's A Comin'" with the cast on the CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA for one of the most popular Christmas releases of 1991 and 1992 with Southern retailers.
Member of
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The Foggy Mountain Boys double bass, resonator guitar
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Jake & Josh eponymous
Discography
Albums
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Just Joshin'
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Something Different
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Bucktime!
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Alone At Last Apple Music
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Josh Graves with Bobby Smith & The Boys From Shiloh
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Sweet Sunny South
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Meetin’ At The Crossroads
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A Touch of Grass
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Same Old Blues Apple Music
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Smokin' Bluegrass
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First Breath of Spring
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Sing Away the Pain Apple Music
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We're Gonna Have a Ball!
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King of the Dobro Apple Music
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Playing It Simple
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Living Legends (Dobro and Fiddle Instrumentals)
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Something Old Something New
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Flying South: Fiddle and Dobro Bluegrass Instrumentals
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Tennesssee-Kentucky Favorites
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Dad the Dobro Man
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Silver Threads Among the Gold and Blues
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Master of the Dobro Guitar Plays Country Classics
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Sings Classic Country
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Church in the Wildwood
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King of the Dobro Apple Music
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Josh Graves Apple Music
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Sultan of Slide Apple Music
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World Famous Dobro
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Memories of Foggy Mountain Apple Music
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Also known as
Burkett H. Graves · Burkett Howard Graves · Joshua Graves · Uncle Josh · Uncle Josh Graves
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0eb03552-e8aa-4004-8fde-f1463f3edc2b
- IPI
- 00012576896
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.