Folk Masters: Doc Watson
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| Artist: | Doc Watson |
| Release date: | 1964 |
| Genre: | World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist |
| Tracks: | 13 |
| Duration: | 45:54 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Way Downtown | 1:28 |
| 2. | Maggie Walker Blues | 3:10 |
| 3. | On the Banks of Old Tennessee | 4:07 |
| 4. | What Does the Deep Sea Say | 3:48 |
| 5. | Lee Highway Blues | 3:13 |
| 6. | Mr. Froggy | 4:35 |
| 7. | Country Blues | 4:00 |
| 8. | Tom Dooley | 3:49 |
| 9. | We Prayed to God | 2:40 |
| 10. | The Cabbage Head Song | 3:22 |
| 11. | My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains | 3:11 |
| 12. | New River Train | 3:53 |
| 13. | Mountain Dew | 4:38 |
Details
[Edit]Watson's arrival on the folk scene of the '60s was a major event in American music, due mostly to his appearance at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival and the release of this self-titled album the following year. Not only did it revolutionize folk guitar picking, but it set the standard for the rest of his career with its mix of old-timey numbers, blues, gospel, and adapted fiddle tunes. The album is incredibly varied, from the stark, banjo-driven "Country Blues" to the humorous "Intoxicated Rat," and many of these songs became Watson standards, especially his signature song "Black Mountain Rag." His incredible flat-picking skills may have been what initially wowed his audiences, but it was Watson's complete mastery of the folk idiom that assured his lasting popularity.