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Artist: Doc Watson
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Most popular songs
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Deep River Blues | 3:11 | |
| 2. | Sitting on Top of the World | 2:39 | |
| 3. | Tom Dooley | 3:15 | |
| 4. | Country Blues | 3:32 | |
| 5. | Black Mountain Rag | 1:32 |
Biography
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson, born March 3, 1923 in Deep Gap, North Carolina, is a guitar player, banjo player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. According to Doc on his three CD biographical recording "Legacy", he got the nickname "Doc" during a live radio broadcast when the announcer remarked that his given name Arthel was odd and he needed an easy nickname to go by. A fan in the crowd shouted "Call him Doc!" presumably in reference to the Sherlock Holmes sidekick Doctor Watson. The name stuck ever since.n n Doc plays guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but is best known for his flatpick work. His virtuosity combined with his authenticity as a mountain musician made him a highly influential figure during the folk music revival. He pioneered the fast and flashy bluegrass lead guitar style which has been adopted and extended by others such as Clarence White and Tony Rice. He is also an accomplished banjo player and in the past has accompanied himself on harmonica as well.n n In ...
Read moreAlbums
Good Deal / Doc Watson in Nashville
September 17, 1996
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alabama Jubilee | 2:12 | |
| 2. | Streamline Cannonball | 2:28 | |
| 3. | Peach Picking Time in Georgia | 2:59 | |
| 4. | June Apple | 2:12 | |
| 5. | I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes | 3:28 | |
| 6. | Memphis Blues | 2:45 | |
| 7. | The Train That Carried My Girl From Town | 3:47 | |
| 8. | Old Camp Meeting Time | 2:50 | |
| 9. | Bye Bye Blues | 2:44 | |
| 10. | Shady Grove | 2:59 | |
| 11. | Blackberry Rag | 2:40 | |
| 12. | The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band | 3:24 | |
| 13. | Rainbow | 2:34 | |
| 14. | Step It Up and Go | 1:55 |
Docabilly
April 18, 1995
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shake, Rattle and Roll | 3:10 | |
| 2. | Walking After Midnight | 3:26 | |
| 3. | Heartbreak Hotel | 2:19 | |
| 4. | My Special Angel | 3:05 | |
| 5. | Just a Little Too Much | 2:41 | |
| 6. | What Am I Living For | 4:16 | |
| 7. | Bird Dog | 3:58 | |
| 8. | Little Things Mean a Lot | 3:07 | |
| 9. | Train of Love | 2:29 | |
| 10. | Thunder Road / Sugarfoot Rag | 2:32 | |
| 11. | Love Is a Lonely Street | 3:25 | |
| 12. | Singing the Blues | 3:05 |
My Dear Old Southern Home
October 22, 1993
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | My Dear Old Southern Home | 2:24 | |
| 2. | The Ship That Never Returned | 3:16 | |
| 3. | Your Lone Journey | 2:47 | |
| 4. | My Friend Jim | 3:31 | |
| 5. | No Telephone in Heaven | 4:31 | |
| 6. | Dream of the Miner's Child | 3:15 | |
| 7. | Wreck of the Number Nine | 2:53 | |
| 8. | Grandfather's Clock | 3:52 | |
| 9. | Don't Say Goodbye If You Love Me | 3:46 | |
| 10. | Sleep Baby Sleep | 2:56 | |
| 11. | Signal Light | 2:50 | |
| 12. | That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine | 4:23 | |
| 13. | Life Is Like a River | 2:45 |
On Praying Ground
January 1, 1989
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | You Must Come in at the Door | 2:16 | |
| 2. | Precious Lord | 3:32 | |
| 3. | On Praying Ground | 2:26 | |
| 4. | I'll Live On | 2:35 | |
| 5. | Gathering Buds | 2:56 | |
| 6. | Beautiful Golden Somewhere | 3:15 | |
| 7. | I'm Gonna Lay My Burdens Down | 3:40 | |
| 8. | We'll Work 'til Jesus Comes | 2:43 | |
| 9. | The Ninety & Nine | 2:33 | |
| 10. | Farther Along | 4:15 | |
| 11. | Christmas Lullaby | 2:05 | |
| 12. | Did Christ O'Er Sinners Weep | 2:13 | |
| 13. | Uncloudy Day | 3:01 |
Doc Watson
January 1, 1964
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nashville Blues | 1:58 | |
| 2. | Sitting on Top of the World | 2:39 | |
| 3. | Intoxicated Rat | 2:32 | |
| 4. | Country Blues | 3:32 | |
| 5. | Talk About Suffering | 2:49 | |
| 6. | Born About Six Thousand Years Ago | 3:00 | |
| 7. | Black Mountain Rag | 1:32 | |
| 8. | Little Omie Wise | 4:28 | |
| 9. | Georgie Buck | 2:19 | |
| 10. | Doc's Guitar | 1:18 | |
| 11. | Deep River Blues | 3:11 | |
| 12. | St. James' Hospital | 3:29 | |
| 13. | Tom Dooley | 3:15 |
Compilations
Vanguard Visionaries: Doc Watson
January 1, 2007
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Country Blues | 3:30 | |
| 2. | Rising Sun Blues | 4:16 | |
| 3. | Little Sadie | 1:59 | |
| 4. | Muskrat | 2:52 | |
| 5. | Dill Pickle Rag | 1:24 | |
| 6. | Beaumont Rag | 1:42 | |
| 7. | Shady Grove | 2:57 | |
| 8. | Black Mountain Rag | 1:32 | |
| 9. | Tennessee Stud | 3:37 | |
| 10. | Windy and Warm | 2:12 |
Songs From Home
October 22, 2002
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | My Creole Belle | 2:42 | |
| 2. | T for Texas | 3:48 | |
| 3. | Big Sandy / Leather Britches (live) | 1:51 | |
| 4. | Shady Grove | 2:40 | |
| 5. | Matchbox Blues (live) | 3:32 | |
| 6. | Rambling Hobo | 1:51 | |
| 7. | Southbound Passenger Train (live) | 2:24 | |
| 8. | Little Beggar Man / Old Joe Clark | 2:10 | |
| 9. | Wild Bill Jones | 2:53 | |
| 10. | Bonaparte's Retreat | 2:03 | |
| 11. | Wake Up, Little Maggie | 2:53 | |
| 12. | Double File & Salt Creek | 1:41 | |
| 13. | Daybreak Blues (live) | 4:00 | |
| 14. | Peartree | 2:21 | |
| 15. | My Rose of Old Kentucky | 2:39 | |
| 16. | St. James Hospital / Frosty Morn | 6:29 | |
| 17. | Freight Train Boogie | 3:00 |
Foundation: The Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998
July 25, 2000
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Black Mountain Rag | 1:31 | |
| 2. | Windy & Warm | 2:15 | |
| 3. | June Apple | 2:11 | |
| 4. | Doc's Guitar | 1:30 | |
| 5. | Stone's Rag | 2:40 | |
| 6. | Victory Rag | 1:45 | |
| 7. | Nashville Pickin' | 1:53 | |
| 8. | Medley: Fiddler's Dream / Whistling Rufus / Ragtime Annie (Raggedy Ann) | 2:11 | |
| 9. | Billy in the Lowground | 1:47 | |
| 10. | Rainbow | 2:33 | |
| 11. | Dill Pickle Rag | 1:25 | |
| 12. | Salt River / Bill Cheatham | 2:28 | |
| 13. | Lonesome Banjo | 1:43 | |
| 14. | Texas Gales | 1:31 | |
| 15. | Tucker's Barn | 2:18 | |
| 16. | Cannonball Rag | 2:03 |
The Essential Doc Watson
January 1, 1986
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom Dooley | 3:16 | |
| 2. | Alberta | 2:43 | |
| 3. | Froggie Went A-Courtin' | 4:05 | |
| 4. | Beaumont Rag | 1:40 | |
| 5. | St. James Hospital | 3:28 | |
| 6. | Muskrat | 2:52 | |
| 7. | Down in the Valley to Pray | 1:59 | |
| 8. | Blue Railroad Train | 2:44 | |
| 9. | Rising Sun Blues | 4:20 | |
| 10. | Shady Grove | 2:59 | |
| 11. | My Rough and Rowdy Ways | 2:31 | |
| 12. | The Train That Carried My Girl From Town | 3:45 | |
| 13. | Black Mountain Rag | 1:46 | |
| 14. | I Was a Stranger | 2:30 | |
| 15. | Blueridge Mountain Rag | 2:30 | |
| 16. | Country Blues | 3:30 | |
| 17. | Groundhog | 1:47 | |
| 18. | Little Orphan Girl | 3:15 | |
| 19. | Blackberry Blossom | 1:16 | |
| 20. | Going Down This Road Feeling Bad | 2:14 | |
| 21. | Rambling Hobo | 0:56 | |
| 22. | Little Omie Wise | 4:16 | |
| 23. | Handsome Molly | 2:17 | |
| 24. | Whitehouse Blues | 1:39 | |
| 25. | I Want to Love Him More | 2:32 | |
| 26. | Way Downtown | 2:43 |
