JACKSON, SHOT
(1920–1991)
JACKSON, SHOT (b. Harold Bradley J., Wilmington, N.C., September 4, 1920–January 24, 1991) Jackson was a pioneer player of the DOBRO and an instrument builder/designer. Raised in North Carolina, he earned the nickname Buckshot as a youth; it was later shortened to Shot, which became his professional name. He began playing guitar as a teen, but quickly switched to Dobro and steel guitar. He got his first professional work in 1937, working with George Smith's Rhythm Ramblers out of Jacksonville…