. ▁ ▁Musical ▁style ▁ ▁Gra ves ▁originally ▁joined ▁the ▁F og gy ▁Mountain ▁Boys ▁as ▁a ▁bass ▁player ▁but ▁he ▁got ▁together ▁with ▁Earl ▁Sc ru gg s ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁new ▁style ▁of ▁do bro - pick ing ▁based ▁on ▁Earl ' s ▁three - f inger ▁sync op ated ▁ban jo ▁style . ▁After ▁only ▁one ▁month ▁on ▁bass , ▁Gra ves ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁do bro ▁and ▁it ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁defining ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁bl u egr ass ▁sound . ▁Gra ves ▁played ▁fast ▁and ▁loud ▁but ▁also ▁created ▁extremely ▁sensitive ▁mel od ic ▁backing ▁to ▁bl ues y ▁ball ads ▁and ▁slower ▁g ospel ▁numbers . ▁Josh ▁Gra ves ▁is ▁cred ited ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁major ▁influence ▁on ▁many ▁leading ▁res oph onic ▁guitar ▁players , ▁including ▁Jerry ▁Douglas , ▁Mike ▁A uld ridge , ▁and ▁Phil ▁Le ad bet ter ▁among ▁them . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁O MS ▁Records ▁- ▁Josh ▁Gra ves ▁▁ ▁Brad ' s ▁Page ▁of ▁Ste el ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Tel lic o ▁Pla ins , ▁Tennessee ▁Category : American ▁bl u egr ass ▁mus icians ▁Category : S lide ▁guitar ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁guitar ists ▁Category : G uit ar ists ▁from ▁Tennessee ▁Category : Country ▁mus icians ▁from ▁Tennessee ▁Category : N ash ville ▁Gr ass ▁members ▁Category : F og gy