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Cindy Cashdollar

Cindy Cashdollar (May 25, 1956—) is an American steel guitar and Dobro player. Born and raised in Woodstock, New York, she performed with John Herald, Paul Butterfield, Levon Helm, and Rick Danko before relocating to Nashville and Austin in 1992 to join the Western swing ensemble Asleep at the Wheel, touring and recording with the group for over eight years. She won five Grammy Awards during her time with the group as well as appearing on Bob Dylan's Grammy-winning album Time Out of Mind. She became the first woman inducted into the Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 2011, entered the Texas Music Hall of Fame in 2012, and joined the Country Music Hall of Fame's Nashville Cats roster in 2022.

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