Essential Doc Watson
Doc Watson
Vanguard VSD 45/46
1973
LP
United States
Tom Dooley,Alberta,Froggie Went A-Courtin'
Beaumont Rag,St James Hospital
Muskrat,Down In The Valley To Pray
Muskrat,Down In The Valley To Pray
Blue Railroad Train,Rising Sun Blues
Shady Grove,My Rough And Rowdy Ways
The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
Black Mountain Rag I Was A Stranger
Blueridge Mountain Blues,Country Blues
Groundhog,Little Orphan Girl,Blackberry Blossom
Going Down This Road Feeling Bad,Rambling Hobo
Going Down This Road Feeling Bad,Rambling Hobo
Little Omie Wise,Handsome Molly,Whitehouse Blues
I Want To Love Him More,Way Downtown
Here's a little story in praise of the Great Man: Gotta share one first-person Doc story. I was at Merle Fest awaiting the start of the guitar picking competition. All the contestants waited backstage as the master of ceremonies introduced Doc and asked Doc to pick a tune on the new guitar that would go to the winner. Following Doc's virtuoso performance, the MC called for contestant number one. After a lengthy delay, the MC returned and announced that "Contestant number one has lit out the back door. Apparently he thought Doc was contestant number one." To which Doc replied: "I feel right sorry for that ole boy." Pretty well sums up the man and his talent.
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