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Music CD - Doc Watson: The Essential Doc Watson
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Music CD: The Essential Doc Watson
Artist: Doc Watson
List Price: $16.98
Our Price: $10.53
Your Save: $ 6.45 ( 38% )
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Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
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Tracks:
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1. Tom Dooley
2. Alberta
3. Froggie Went A-Courtin'
4. Beaumont Rag
5. St. James Hospital
6. Muskrat
7. Down In The Valley To Pray
8. Blue Railroad Train
9. Rising Sun Blues
10. Shady Grove
11. My Rough And Rowdy Ways
12. The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
13. Black Mountain Rag
14. I Was A Stanger
15. Blueridge Mountain Blues
16. Country Blues
17. Groundhog
18. Little Orphan Girl
19. Blackberry Blossom
20. Going Down This Road Feeling Bad
21. Rambling Hobo
22. Little Omie Wise
23. Handsome Molly
24. Whitehouse Blues
25. I Want To Love Him More
26. Way Downtown
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0015707454629
Format: Live
Label: Vanguard Records
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Vanguard Records
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Studio: Vanguard Records
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fine overview of Doc's picking and singing styles...
Comment: This is offered at a good price for what you get: a variety of mostly traditional songs, secular and Southern Gospel, from one of the best guitar players and authentic singers of the 20th century. These songs don't get dated...they were old when they were written down, and older when they were first recorded. This is the kind of music you play repeatedly if you like it at all. And I have liked Doc since the first time I ever heard him play and sing, likely about 40 years ago.
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Summary: Best version of Froggie Went a Courtin' I ever Heard
Comment: OK, Never heard of Doc Watson? Well, thanks to my Dad, I have. This is easily his best album. You should hear his version of Froggie Went a Courtin. It is the best. Other songs on this album include Shady Grove, Tom Dooley, Alberta, Groundhog, there's even a duet with his late son Merle who flipped a tractor over on himself. If you love bluegrass, you're sure to fall in love with this album.
Customer Rating:
Summary: This is the one...
Comment: The title says it all, really - If you own only one Doc Watson recording, this should be it. Doc's flatpicking (on "Black Mountain Rag, for instance), his fingerpicking (on"Little Omie Wise", for instance) and his folk/gospel style vocals (on most of the tracks) demonstrate just why he's considered one of this era's finest musicians. Doc's range is remarkable, and on this CD you'll find him singing gospel a capella, playing guitar full steam ahead, harmonizing with his mother (really!), playing duets with his son Merle, and yodeling like, well, a guy who knows what he's doing. 26 tracks here, over an hour of music, a must-have for anyone who enjoys traditional music, bluegrass, folk, acoustic.
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Summary: One of the best blue grass albums
Comment: Getting this album was a trip back in time. My foot hasn't stopped tapping yet.
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Summary: Fantastic
Comment: I think that this CD by far is one of if not the best. One other thing, if there is anybody out there that is a big Doc Watson fan, years ago he had a guitar course out, does anybody know how I could get one or even if it still exist? Thank You for taking the time to read this.
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Editorial Reviews:
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These 1963 and 1964 performances from the Newport Folk Festival illustrate the wide range of influences absorbed by flatpicker Doc Watson. Traditional folk, old-time, Piedmont blues, bluegrass, and gospel are all part of his musical equation, as well as the music of Jimmie Rodgers and the Delmore Brothers. Vanguard's 26-song compilation displays Watson's fleet guitar work and his deep, mellow voice (reminiscent of Burl Ives, actually), plus his passion for the material at hand. His 1963 performance was the one that propelled him into prominence. He'd been playing many of these traditionals since childhood, giving the songs a feeling of well-earned authenticity. --Marc Greilsamer
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