Jimmy Stewart
Musician · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Best known for
Dobro
Harmony Vocals
Songwriter
Jimmy Stewart is a Baton Rouge–born multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who anchored the resophonic chair in Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver in the early 1990s before settling into a long career as a Nashville session and touring utility player.
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- A true utility musician, Stewart covers dobro, fiddle, banjo, and guitar, a versatility that kept him working across bluegrass, country, and roots sessions rather than tying him to a single instrument.
- He joined Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver as dobro player from late 1992 through the summer of 1994, singing harmony alongside guitarist Shawn Lane, banjoist Brad Campbell, and bassist Johnny Berry.
- With that lineup he recorded the gospel album Hallelujah in My Heart (1994) and contributed two tracks to Never Walk Away (1995), the latter on Lawson’s longtime label Sugar Hill.
- As a sideman he has logged touring and session credits with a broad roster including Earl Scruggs, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, and Shawn Camp.
- Stewart is also a working songwriter whose compositions have been cut by Chris Stapleton, Tim O’Brien, Joe Diffie, and Mountain Heart.
- Signed to Warner Brothers as a solo artist in the mid-2000s under producer Paul Worley, he released the single “Angel of the Night” — featuring a Dolly Parton duet — before the label deal ended, and he later issued the independent album Poor Rambler (2013), produced by Guthrie Trapp.
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Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky ThunderPlayed on recordings with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
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Jim MillsPlayed on recordings with Jim Mills
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Dolly PartonPlayed on recordings with Dolly Parton
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Doyle Lawson and QuicksilverPlayed on recordings with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
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Don RigsbyPlayed on recording with Don Rigsby
