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The largely overlooked Ballads From Deep Gap features a great song list and some of Doc & Merle Watson's best early playing. This is a jaunty, exciting record, highlighted by "The Cuckoo," Doc's take on a version made famous by neighbor Clarence Ashley. There's nothing routine about anything here, though: "Stack-O-Lee" (featuring Merle on lead guitar), "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms," and "Travelin' Man" are imbued with warm, rolling energy that is as invigorating as anything the pair recorded. In the end, Ballads, ironically, plays like a dance -- it's fast, fun, and slightly reckless compared to some of Doc Watson's other albums of the time. That atmosphere, though, makes it an inspired effort.
© Jim Smith /TiVo
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Unknown, Composer - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Elsie McWilliams, ComposerLyricist - Jimmie Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Carson J. Robison, ComposerLyricist - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Unknown, Composer - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Unknown, Composer - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Unknown, Composer - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
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
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Unknown, Composer - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Unknown, Composer - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Unknown, Composer - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Unknown, Composer - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Unknown, Composer - Doc & Merle Watson, MainArtist
(C) 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
Albumbeschreibung
The largely overlooked Ballads From Deep Gap features a great song list and some of Doc & Merle Watson's best early playing. This is a jaunty, exciting record, highlighted by "The Cuckoo," Doc's take on a version made famous by neighbor Clarence Ashley. There's nothing routine about anything here, though: "Stack-O-Lee" (featuring Merle on lead guitar), "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms," and "Travelin' Man" are imbued with warm, rolling energy that is as invigorating as anything the pair recorded. In the end, Ballads, ironically, plays like a dance -- it's fast, fun, and slightly reckless compared to some of Doc Watson's other albums of the time. That atmosphere, though, makes it an inspired effort.
© Jim Smith /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:55
- Main artists: Doc & Merle Watson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Vanguard Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1971 Vanguard Records ℗ 1971 Vanguard Records
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