12 Facts About Mike Auldridge

Mike Auldridge was an American Dobro player and a founding member of the bluegrass group The Seldom Scene.

Mike Auldridge is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame twice: in 2014 as a member of the Seldom Scene, and again in 2019 as a solo artist.

Mike Auldridge was born in Washington, DC, United States, and grew up in the suburban town of Kensington, Maryland.

Mike Auldridge attended Wheaton High School and, while in his teens, took classes at the Corcoran College of the Arts and Design.

Mike Auldridge did not start playing music full-time until the Washington Star-News folded in 1981.

Mike Auldridge last played with Darren Beachley and The Legends of the Potomac bluegrass band.

Mike Auldridge was a member of the touring bands of Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris.

Mike Auldridge worked with Paul Beard to produce the Beard Mike Auldridge Models of square-neck resophonic guitars, including an 8-string version.

Mike Auldridge died on December 29,2012, one day prior to his 74th birthday, at home under hospice care in Silver Spring, Maryland, after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer.

Mike Auldridge was nominated for four Grammy awards, including twice for Best Bluegrass Album with The Seldom Scene, in 1992 and 1994.

Mike Auldridge won numerous awards including Frets Magazine's "Dobro Player of the Year" and the International Bluegrass Music Association's Distinguished Achievement Award.

Mike Auldridge was a recipient of the 2012 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.