and he told me I should be playing a Tay- lor acoustic guitar. At that time, I didn’t play the acoustic guitar, but when I met Bob Taylor and his partner Kurt Listug and played the first Taylor guitar, I knew I was home. This was what I was supposed to do. At my first meeting at the Taylor factory, I was playing my fast stuff. Then I thought, I’m just going to be myself, and I started playing worship songs. When Bob started humming along, I knew he was a Christian. Our relationship and my min- istry took off from there.”
Doyle left Nashville and moved his family to Cleveland, where his kids were
dle of the song, everyone was standing. Doyle held this potpourri of musicians in the palm of his hand. He could speak to them about anything on his heart, but he chose to tell them about his relationship with Christ.” Pastor Tony’s friend said, “The Holy Ghost came in the building and I started crying. My boss who claims to be atheist was crying also.” Pastor Tony told Doyle what hap- pened with his friend’s boss. “Let’s pray for him now,” he said, and they did. The unbeliever later said, “You know I don’t believe in God and all that stuff, but the other night when Doyle Dykes was
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Recently, a famous jazz guitarist heard Doyle at a guitar festival and said, “I admire what you did out there. Could you play that song again for me?” After Doyle played the song, the guitarist said, “Okay, I get that, but what did you do out there?” He had sensed the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
“I didn’t play to those people,” Doyle told him. “I play to God; He did that. When God steps in, nobody can com- pete, no matter how good they are.”
“I know what I can do with a guitar, but the anointing is really God showing up. I’ve seen some of the greatest musicians literally weep because of the anointing. They can’t figure it out.” —Doyle Dykes
attending Lee University. He borrowed the money and bought studio equip- ment to record an album titled Fingerstyle Guitar. That record alone opened many doors. He received a call from Taylor Guitars, asking him to be a clinician. For more than 15 years, Doyle has traveled all over the world playing for thousands of guitar players.
Several years ago in Mobile, Alabama, musicians from every genre—country, gospel, rock, contemporary, western swing, jazz, heavy metal, bluegrass, and classical— gathered to hear what they thought would be just a demonstration of Taylor Guitars. A local pastor, Tony Mahathy, attended with a friend and his friend’s boss. “When Doyle opened with ‘How Great Thou Art,’ everyone was captivated not only with the skillfulness of this guitarist’s craftsmanship, but also with his spirited delivery,” said Pastor Tony. “By the mid-
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here, a higher power came into the building and something happened.” Pastor Tony’s friend was then able to witness to his boss.
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Opry Experiences
One night at the Grand Ole Opry when Doyle played “How Great Thou Art,” he had a problem with his proto- type guitar and the sound was not right, but the response was the best he’d ever received. “I knew the song was much bigger than the player. I had prayed that God would fill the house, and He did in spite of me.”
Doyle continued, “I’ve learned a lot of good lessons, but I haven’t learned them all. I’m not claiming . . . but I’m aiming! I know what I can do with a guitar, but the anointing is really God showing up. I’ve seen some of the greatest musicians liter- ally weep because of the anointing. They can’t figure it out.”
The emcee for one show Doyle does every year is actor John Goodman. “When I started playing ‘Amazing Grace’ and my daughter Haley was singing, he began to weep,” Doyle said. “That’s the favor and the gifting of the Holy Spirit. Many times my mind goes back to sitting on the front row during Minnie Baxter’s revival, and I think, If I ever get used to it and forget where it comes from, I’m afraid I’ll lose it. I should never forget this and who deserves the credit!”
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When Paul Walker was the Church of God general overseer, Doyle received a call from Lee University’s Danny Murray. “I see where you’re going to be on the Grand Ole Opry tonight,” Danny said. “Paul Walker and several state overseers are going to be in the audience.”
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