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Doc Watson - The Essential Doc Watson Audio CD

A fair review of the Doc Watson "The Essential Doc Watson" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Doc Watson reviews here, or go back to the Doc Watson tabs.

Doc Watson Band: Doc Watson
Title: The Essential Doc Watson
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 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: Train That Carried My Girl from Town 13: Black Mountain Rag 14: I Was a Stranger 15: Blue Ridge Mountain Blues 16: Country Blues 17: Ground Hog 18: Little Orphan Girl 19: Blackberry Blossom 20: Going Down the Road Feeling Bad 21: Rambling Hobo 22: Omie Wise 23: Handsome Molly 24: White House Blues 25: I Want to Love Him More 26: Way Downtown

The Essential Doc Watson
Each song sounds like the last.
VERY disappointed. ~ will give away.


Fine overview of Doc's picking and singing styles...
These songs don't get dated. 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. . . 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. .


Best version of Froggie Went a Courtin' I ever Heard
This is easily his best album. OK, Never heard of Doc Watson? Well, thanks to my Dad, I have. 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.


This is the one...
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. The title says it all, really - If you own only one Doc Watson recording, this should be it. 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.


One of the best blue grass albums
My foot hasn't stopped tapping yet. Getting this album was a trip back in time.


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