DOC Watson (5 albums) - 1996, WMA (tracks), 128 kbps torrent

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Doc Watson (5 albums)

Жанр: Country/Bluegrass/Folk
Год выпуска диска: 1972 - 1996
Производитель диска: USA
Аудио кодек: WMA
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: 128 kbps

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[spoiler="Biograthy"]
In the latter half of the 20th century there were three pre-eminently influential folk/country guitar players: Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and Arthel "Doc" Watson, a flat-picking genius from Deep Gap, NC. Unlike the other two, Watson was in middle age before gaining any attention. Since 1960, though, when Watson was recorded with his family and friends in Folkways' Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, people have remained in awe of this gentle blind man who sings and picks with a pure and emotional authenticity. The present generation, folkies and country pickers alike, including Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, the late Clarence White, Emmylou Harris, and literally hundreds of others, acknowledge their great debt to Watson. Watson has provided a further service to folk/country by his encyclopedic knowledge of many American traditional songs. While Travis and Atkins started on acoustic guitars and moved to electric, before Watson's "discovery" during the folk revival in the early '60s, he played electric in a local all-purpose band that played current rock, swing, country, and of course folk music. He gained recognition gradually, first from the Clarence Ashley album, which led to a rave performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1963. Folkways soon recorded an album of Watson, followed in 1964 by a series of albums by Vanguard, nearly one a year through the decade. No sooner had interest in folk music waned than Watson was back in great demand because of the three-disc Will the Circle Be Unbroken, a watershed album in 1972 that was created by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It featured Watson, Travis, Roy Acuff, and a who's who of country greats. Merle, Watson's son and a talent in his own right, began appearing with his father regularly. The result was good enough for them to win two Grammys for traditional music, in 1973 and 1974. Father and son played beautiful music together for over 15 years, until Merle died tragically on the family farm in 1985. Following his son's death, Doc continued with his appearances, showcasing his beautiful voice, his great instrumental talent, and his mastery of traditional material. He is an American treasure.

Early in his childhood in Deep Gap, Watson was struck by an illness that restricted the bloodflow to his eyes, resulting in his blindness at an early age. As a child, he was surrounded by music and was given a new harmonia every Christmas. When he was ten, his father gave him a homemade fretless banjo, which Doc played consistently for the next three years. Around the same time he picked up the banjo, Watson began attending the School for the Blind in Raleigh, NC. At the age of 13, Doc began playing guitar after being introduced to the instrument by his cousin. Six months after receiving his guitar, Doc and his older brother Linney began busking on street corners, singing traditional numbers. By his late teens, Watson had learned how to finger-pick from his neighbor Olin Miller.

In 1941, Watson joined a band that had a regular radio program in Lenoir, NC. It was at this show that he earned his nickname, once one of the announcers referred to the guitarist as "Doc" during the broadcast. For the next six years he played around North Carolina. In 1947, he married Rosa Lee Carlton, the daughter of fiddler Gaither W. Carlton. Though his father-in-law taught him a number of traditional songs, Doc didn't play any traditional material publically during the '40s, preferring to concentrate on country instead; to pay the bills, he also worked as a piano tuner. Watson joined the supporting band of a local pianist and railroad worker named Jack Williams in 1953. With Williams, Doc played electric guitar and perfromed a variety of music, from country to rock and pop. After staying with Jack for eight years, Watson joined the Clarence Ashley String Band and traveled with the group to New York in order to appear at a Friends of Old-Time Music concert. His performance at the concert was a resounding success, and he was invited to perform at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village.

The invitation to perform in New York was an indication that the folk boom of the early '60s was beginning to gain momentum, and Doc became one of the major benefactors of the revival. Young college students began to follow his music and he soon switched to acoustic guitar on the advice of Ralph Rinzler. During 1961, Watson made his recording debut on Clarence Ashley's Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, a performance which earned him considerable acclaim. Two years later, his solo spot at the Newport Folk Festival stole the show; that same year he released his first solo album, Doc Watson & Family. In 1964, Doc began giving concerts accompanied by his son Merle on second guitar. From that point on, Doc and Merle were constant collaborators and one of the most popular performers on the folk and traditional music circuit. Even when the folk boom of the '60s died down toward the end of the decade, Watson retained his audience, and when he was spotlighted on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's breakthrough 1972 album Will the Circle Be Unbroken, he earned another generation of new fans. In 1974, his album Then and Now won the Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording; the following year, he and Merle took home the same award for their Two Days in November.

Doc and Merle continued to perform and record successfully during the early '80s, giving numerous successful concerts each year and earning many awards, including another Grammy in 1979 (Best Country Instrumental Performance for "Big Sandy"/"Leather Britches"). In 1985, Merle tragically died in a tractor accident on his home farm. Following his son's death, Doc stopped performing for a short time, yet he made a comeback supported by guitarist Jack Lawrence and bassist T. Michael Coleman, who had played with Watson since 1974. Throughout the '80s and '90s, Doc continued to perform and record to enthusiastic audiences. During that time he won two more Grammys -- Best Traditional Folk Recording for both 1986's Riding the Midnight Train and 1990's On Praying Ground -- as well as a North Carolina Award in Fine Arts. Home Sweet Home followed in 1998 and Third Generation Blues in 1999. ~ David Vinopal, All Music Guide
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[spoiler="Doc & Merle Watson's Guitar Album(1972)"]
1. Sheeps in the Meadow/Stoney Fork 2:52
2. Talking to Casey 2:31
3. Liza/Lady Be Good 2:56
4. Black Pine Waltz 2:34
5. Guitar Polka 2:21
6. Going to Chicago Blues 4:08
7. Black Mountain Rag 2:39
8. Cotton Row 2:46
9. John Henry/Worried Blues 2:26
10. Twinkle Twinkle 3:04
11. Take Me Out to the Ballgame 2:15
12. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar 2:31

total 33:29
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[spoiler="Pickin'the blues(1985)"]
1. Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
2. Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues
3. Stormy Weather
4. Windy and Warm [Instrumental]
5. St. Louis Blues
6. Jailhouse Blues
7. Freight Train Blues
8. Hobo Bill's Last Ride
9. Carroll County Blues [Instrumental]
10. Blue Ridge Mountain
11. I'm a Stranger Here
12. Honey Babe Blues
total 37:59
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[spoiler="Riding the Midnight Train(1986)"]
1. The Old Home Doc Watson 2:14
2. Greenville Trestle High Doc Watson 3:28
3. Highway of Sorrow Doc Watson 2:50
4. Fill My Way With Love Doc Watson 2:32
5. We'll Meet Again Sweetheart Doc Watson 3:10
6. Riding That Midnight Train Doc Watson 2:06
7. Stone's Rag Doc Watson 2:41
8. Ramshackle Shack Doc Watson 3:21
9. Midnight on The Stormy Deep Doc Watson 4:33
10. Baby Blue Eyes Doc Watson 3:42
11. What Does the Deep Sea Say Doc Watson / Clint Howard / Fred Price 3:32
12. Let the Church Roll On Doc Watson 2:57
13. Sweet Heaven when I Die Doc Watson 2:09
total 39:48
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[spoiler="My Dear Old Southern Home(1991)"]
1. My Dear Old Southern Home 2:24
2. The Ship That Never Returned 3:16
3. Your Lone Journey 2:47
4. My Friend Jim 3:31
5. No Telephone In Heaven 4:31
6. Dream of The Miner's Child 3:15
7. Wreck of the Number Nine 2:53
8. Grandfather's Clock 3:52
9. Don't Say Goodbye If You Love Me 3:46
10. Sleep Baby Sleep 2:56
11. Signal Light 2:50
12. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine 4:23
13. Life Is Like a River 2:45
total 43:39
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[spoiler="Watson Country(1996)"]
1. Smoke Smoke Smoke
2. Along the Road
3. Sheeps In The Meadow / Stoney Fork
4. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
5. California Blues
6. Down Yonder
7. Any Old Time
8. Bye Bye Bluebelle / Smiles
9. Leaving London
10. Red Rocking Chair
11. Black Pine Waltz
12. Freight Train Blues
13. Hobo Bill's Last Ride
14. Jailhouse Blues
15. Sadie
16. Fisher's Hornpipe / Devil's Dream
17. Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues
18. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
total 49:29
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