Doc Watson R.I.P.

coverto · « **on:** 30 May 2012, 01:48 am »

Gone to join Merle at last. So long, Doc - and thanks for all the pickin'.

medium jim · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 May 2012, 01:56 am »

If not the best flat picker, was up there. You will be playing for a better crowd now. R.I.P. Doc.

Jim

SlushPuppy · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 May 2012, 02:41 am »

Wow!

Grammy awards:

1973 Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (Including Traditional Blues): Doc Watson for Then And Now
1974 Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording: Merle Watson & Doc Watson for Two Days In November
1979 Best Country Instrumental Performance: Doc Watson & Merle Watson for Big Sandy/Leather Britches
1986 Best Traditional Folk Recording: Doc Watson for Riding The Midnight Train
1990 Best Traditional Folk Recording: Doc Watson for On Praying Ground
2002 Best Traditional Folk Album: Doc Watson & David Holt for Legacy
2004 Lifetime Achievement Award
2006 Best Country Instrumental Performance: Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson for Whiskey Before Breakfast
track from Not Too Far From The Tree by Bryan Sutton

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 May 2012, 06:07 am »

R.I.P. Doc....

Nice article here...with video's....LINK...

mgalusha · « **Reply #4 on:** 30 May 2012, 12:17 pm »

R.I.P. Doc.

I listened to Doc and Merle last night and raised a little toast, very much a bittersweet affair.

blutto · « **Reply #5 on:** 30 May 2012, 12:19 pm »

....here are two of fave Doc Watson cuts.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLVqZMKgCX4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1q4Eb34mwM

jqp · « **Reply #6 on:** 30 May 2012, 11:27 pm »

He left quite a musical legacy. He said he liked to hone his skills settin' under a shade tree with a big glass of iced tea...

Some of my favorites are Black Mountain Rag, Tennessee Stud, his version of Frankie and Johnny, and all those fiddle tunes - oh yeah and Don't Let Your Deal Go Down.

dflee · « **Reply #7 on:** 31 May 2012, 01:57 am »

Listen to St James Infirmary on that third Generation Blues album. His words are haunting. It was the first thing I listened to after hearing about Doc. I have seen him numerous times and spoke with him once. What a humble man for so great a talent. My wife and I will greatly miss our fellow North Carolinian.