Re: Favorite Doc Watson albums
The old Vanguard label Two fers on vinyl. The Essential Doc Watson. Bought it at a record store in Albany back in my college days. A cut out (remember those, if you do you're as old me) $1.99. First time I heard Black Mountain Rag and Beaumont Rag. And his soulful ballads too. A complete game changer for me musically.
And of course Doc Watson on Stage with Merle. 4 sides of acoustic heaven recorded live.
My very favorite is Old Timey Concert with Fred Price and Clint Howard. Again recorded live. He seems so relaxed playing the old songs with those boys like they were playing on some one's front porch. Lots of cool banter. I Say, I Say let's play a little of that Fire on the Mountain! Dare you to play it along with Doc at that speed. I can't!
Have just about all the others mentioned here but those are my favorites. Over and out!
Ratliff R5 2007, Capek A5 2003, Washburn M5S-SB Jethro Burns 1982, Mid-Mo M-2, Epiphone MM 30 Bk mandolins, Harmony Batwing 1970's, George Bauer bowlback early 1900's Philadelphia.
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