Further to our earlier article about Doc Watson’s death, I put this new mix together that celebrates Doc Watson and the music of the mountains as a celebration of the music and the people.
Some tracks were recorded live, and many are from the Appalachian region. There are some lesser-known tracks that many may not have heard before, such as those recorded during the 37th Old Time Fiddler’s Convention at Union Grove, North Carolina, which were recorded in 1961 by Mike Seeger (The Brushy Mountain Boys / Red Parham and the Haywood County Ramblers) as well as Roscoe Holcomb (1912 – 1981) and Vester Jones of Grayson County, Virginia. Many can be found on Smithsonian Folkways. Others were influenced by Doc Watson or the music from the Appalachian region, such as Martin Simpson, Sam Amidon and Tim Eriksen.
Playlist
John Sebastian And The J Band With Geoff Muldaur – Minglewood Blues
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Ruby Are You Mad At Your Man
The Brushy Mountain Boys – Hitchhiker’s Blues
Red Parham and the Haywood County Ramblers – Lost John
Doc Watson And Family – Southbound
Mississippi John Hurt – My Creole Belle
Roscoe Holcomb – East Virginia Blues
Dock Boggs – The Country Blues
Doc Watson – Walking Boss
Doc Watson And Family – Pretty Saro (extract)
Samamidon – Saro
Tim Eriksen, Riley Baugus and Tim O’Brien – I Wish My Baby Was Born
Cassie Franklin – Lady Margret
Vester Jones – Ground Hog
Doc And Arnold Watson – Short Life Of Trouble
Martin Simpson – House Carpenter
Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City – Go Dig My Grave
Frank Fairfield – The Dying Cowboy
Doc Watson – Shady Grove
Doc Watson (One of the People): March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012
Useful Resource Links
www.folkways.si.edu