Career
Wooten became serious about playing music professionally while a student at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and ultimately moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1977, where he landed his first professional job as a musician with Wilma Lee Cooper. He fast became a regular on the Grand Ole Opry. His work as a dobro player took him on the road and in the studio with numerous well known Bluegrass stars including the Osborne Brothers and Delegate and Ronnie McCoury.
Foreign three years, he was named dobro player of the year by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America.
He recorded one solo album. Late in his career he was best known for playing on Patty Loveless" award winning acoustic album, Mountain Soul.
Wooten’s craftsmanship with wooden instruments of all kinds impressed his peers. He worked for various musical instrument manufacturers, repairing instruments for some of the world’s most famous Bluegrass musicians.
He was especially appreciated for his ability to work on the dobro.
