You know, Country & Western!
This ain't your Dad's country music. It's your Granddad's! None of that new Nashville bullshit either. This is where you'll find what I consider the best in Country (Classic and Alt), Folk, and Americana.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Doc Watson, born this day, March 3, 1923.
There are some cool offers in here. Take a look and contribute to this project if you’re a fan of Doc’s work.
Doc Watson remembered.
Legendary bluegrass musician Doc Watson passed away this year at age 89.
With dozens of records, seven Grammys, and an encyclopedic knowledge of American traditional music, Watson left behind an unmatched legacy. Now his family is working to produce Doc Watson Family Milestones, an intimate, multimedia portrait of a musical hero.
Doc Watson by A. Maxwell
Master banjo picker Earl Scruggs would have been 89 today. Born 1/6/24.
Here’s Earl & Doc Watson picking together on John Hardy & Cripple Creek.
I’m completely immersed in Bonaparte’s Retreat at the moment. If you can’t tell from this playlist.
Apparently, it started out as an Irish ballad, but got trapped in the Appalachian hills and morphed into a fiddle number with a handful of variations. The early well known version by William Stepp was pretty much ripped off by Aaron Copland when he composed Rodeo (aka the Beef, It’s What’s For Dinner theme). However, in true folk tradition it existed in other forms at the same time. Then around 1950, Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King added some lyrics and turned it into a crossover hit. Since then people have had their way with that version.
(Source: Spotify)
The scene at Doc Watson’s statue in Boone this morning.
Bluegrass in New York: Obituary round up: Doc Watson, dead at 89
Click through for the whole piece - tumblr won’t reblog in its entirety for some reason.
The New York Times: Doc Watson, the guitarist and folk singer whose flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and whose interpretations of traditional American music profoundly influenced generations of folk and rock guitarists, died…
Doc Watson - Keep On The Sunny Side
Safe travels Doc.
Thinking of Doc and wishing him a speedy recovery!
Doc, who’s 89, fell down at his home. When he was taken to the hospital, the doctors found other things and flew him to another hospital where…he had his colon taken out! Sounds like he’s still in critical condition, but responsive which he wasn’t before the surgery.
Keep him in your thoughts and/or prayers.
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One of my favorite Riley Puckett tunes, The Cat Come Back performed here by American treasure, Doc Watson.
Doc Watson - Keep On The Sunny Side
Doc Watson: Tennessee Stud
Goes nicely with Catlle Call, dontcha think?
What’s it called when 2 things happen kinda simultaneously? Weird.
