American guitarist widely acknowledged as a premier player of the resophonic guitar (often referred to as a dobro). He played with the Seldom Scene for many years, creating a fusion of bluegrass with jazz, folk and rock.

Auldridge started playing guitar at the age of 13. His main influence through his early years was Josh Graves who also sold him his first dobro. A 1967 graduate of the University of Maryland, Auldridge worked as a graphic artist for a commercial art firm in Bethesda, Maryland and then for the now defunct Washington Star-News. He did not start playing music full-time until the Washington Star-News folded in 1976.

Today Auldridge plays with the Good Deale Bluegrass Band and John Starling and Carolina Star, the latter band featuring three original members of the Seldom Scene.