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Arthel "Doc" Watson was nearly 40 years old and had been playing guitar and banjo most of his life when he was discovered as part of the folk music revival of the early '60s; Watson was a remarkably gifted instrumentalist who had a nearly encyclopedic knowledge of traditional folk and country songs, and he became a cornerstone artist on the folk music scene, as he recorded and toured regularly until his death in 2012. A massive influence on such pickers as Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Clarence White, Watson left behind a massive body of work, and The Definitive Doc Watson is a two-disc set that brings together highlights from his recordings for Vanguard and Sugar Hill Records. While this means that a large portion of Watson's catalog is left unrepresented, Vanguard and Sugar Hill happen to be two of the labels with which Watson had the longest and most fruitful relationship, so this gives the set a broader focus than one might imagine. And while this set is a bit short of truly being "definitive" -- it would take a cross-licensed box set to truly fit that description -- there's plenty of great music here, and these 34 tracks show off Watson's warm, rich, unaffected vocals, superlative flat-picked guitar, and impressive banjo work to excellent advantage. A collection of essential songs performed by a master of the form, The Definitive Doc Watson is a fine introduction to a giant of American folk music, and a strong if somewhat limited sampler of his recording career.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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A.P. CARTER, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson Family, MainArtist
℗ 2006 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
W.C. Handy, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Jimmie Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson Family, MainArtist
℗ 2006 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Lonnie Carter, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Rinzler, Producer, Recording Producer - Doc Watson, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Jacobs Vinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 Vanguard Records
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist - Arthel Lane Watson, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Ralph Rinzler, Producer, Recording Producer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, Banjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dock Boggs, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1964 Vanguard Records
Ralph Rinzler, Producer, Recording Producer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Merle Watson, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Vanguard Records
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist - Merle Watson, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist - Merle Watson, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Doc Watson, MainArtist - Merle Watson, ComposerLyricist - Arthel Lane Watson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
JIMMIE DRIFTWOOD, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Rabon Delmore, ComposerLyricist - Alton Delmore, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Doc Watson, MainArtist - Arthel Lane Watson, ComposerLyricist - Gaither Carlton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Doc Watson, MainArtist - Arthel Lane Watson, ComposerLyricist - Dwight Greer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Doc Watson, MainArtist - Arthel Lane Watson, ComposerLyricist - Dwight Greer, ComposerLyricist - Stewart Yonce, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
DISC 2
Dan Crary, MainArtist - Traditional, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
MARTY STUART, FeaturedArtist - Sam Bush, FeaturedArtist - Alan O'Bryant, FeaturedArtist - Pete Goble, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist - Bobby Osborne, ComposerLyricist - Merle Watson, MainArtist - T. Michael Coleman, Producer, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1998 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
MARTY STUART, FeaturedArtist - Sam Bush, FeaturedArtist - Alan O'Bryant, FeaturedArtist - Doc Watson, MainArtist - Merle Watson, MainArtist - T. Michael Coleman, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Donald E. J. Devanney, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Ross Savakus, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Doc Watson, Banjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Merle Watson, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Lothrop, Producer, Recording Producer - Claude Karczmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Elsie McWilliams, ComposerLyricist - Jimmie Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Carson J. Robison, ComposerLyricist - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Sugar Hill Records
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist - Arthel Lane Watson, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
MARTY STUART, MainArtist - Bill Monroe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
John S. Hurt, ComposerLyricist - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, Arranger, Work Arranger - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Doc Watson, MainArtist - Jimmy Jett, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Carter Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Sugar Hill Records
Doc Watson, MainArtist - Lawrence A. Hammond, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Lawrence, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Bush, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Douglas, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Alan O'Bryant, Vocals, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roland White, Vocals, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Clephane, ComposerLyricist - Doc Watson, Producer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill VornDick, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ira David Sankey, ComposerLyricist - T. Michael Coleman, Producer, Remix Engineer, Electric Bass, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Huskey Jr., Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Loyd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Sugar Hill Records
Doc Watson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rosa Lee Watson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Sutton, MainArtist
℗ 2006 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Album review
Arthel "Doc" Watson was nearly 40 years old and had been playing guitar and banjo most of his life when he was discovered as part of the folk music revival of the early '60s; Watson was a remarkably gifted instrumentalist who had a nearly encyclopedic knowledge of traditional folk and country songs, and he became a cornerstone artist on the folk music scene, as he recorded and toured regularly until his death in 2012. A massive influence on such pickers as Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Clarence White, Watson left behind a massive body of work, and The Definitive Doc Watson is a two-disc set that brings together highlights from his recordings for Vanguard and Sugar Hill Records. While this means that a large portion of Watson's catalog is left unrepresented, Vanguard and Sugar Hill happen to be two of the labels with which Watson had the longest and most fruitful relationship, so this gives the set a broader focus than one might imagine. And while this set is a bit short of truly being "definitive" -- it would take a cross-licensed box set to truly fit that description -- there's plenty of great music here, and these 34 tracks show off Watson's warm, rich, unaffected vocals, superlative flat-picked guitar, and impressive banjo work to excellent advantage. A collection of essential songs performed by a master of the form, The Definitive Doc Watson is a fine introduction to a giant of American folk music, and a strong if somewhat limited sampler of his recording career.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 34 track(s)
- Total length: 01:44:01
- Main artists: Doc Watson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Sugar Hill
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
© 2013 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
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