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Doc Watson
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded. He performed with his son Merle for over 15 years until Merle's death in 1985 in an accident on the family farm.
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Doc Watson [Suite 102] [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Worried Blues | 2:51 |
| Liza Jane | 2:11 |
| Midnight on the Stormy Deep | 3:32 |
| Reuben's Train | 2:45 |
Live at Club 47 [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Wabash Cannonball | 3:47 |
| The Worried Blues | 2:53 |
| Deep River Blues | 3:07 |
| Way Downtown | 2:54 |
| Little Sadie | 2:26 |
Sittin' on Top of the World [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Intoxicated Rat | 3:47 |
| Spike Driver Blues | 3:42 |
| Way Downtown | 3:44 |
| Little Sadie | 2:27 |
| The Worried Blues | 4:08 |
| Farewell Blues | 1:14 |
Live From Chicago 3-19-1964 [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Deep River Blues | 3:44 |
| Country Blues | 4:14 |
| Handsome Molly | 3:52 |
The Bottom Line Archive Series [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shady Grove | 3:44 |
| Dream of the Miner's Child | 2:56 |
| South Coast | 5:11 |
| I'm a Stranger Here | 3:49 |
| Bye Bye Blues | 3:15 |
| Walk on Boy | 3:54 |
| Summertime | 4:28 |
| Little Sadie | 2:06 |
The Definitive Doc Watson [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 2:35 |
| Black Mountain Rag | 1:33 |
| Country Blues | 3:32 |
| Little Sadie | 2:01 |
| Dream of the Miner's Child | 2:51 |
| Blue Railroad Train | 2:46 |
| My Rough and Rowdy Ways | 2:31 |
| Shady Grove | 2:59 |
I Hear My Mother Weeping [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tom Dooley | 2:31 |
| Worried Blues | 2:51 |
| Midnight on the Stormy Deep | 3:32 |
| Reuben's Train | 2:45 |
| Liza Jane | 2:11 |
Make It Your Sound, Make It Your Scene: Vanguard Records & the 1960s Musical Revolution [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Deep River Blues | 3:11 |
Tom Dooley [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tom Dooley | 2:31 |
| Worried Blues | 2:51 |
| Midnight on the Stormy Deep | 3:32 |
| Reuben's Train | 2:45 |
| Liza Jane | 2:11 |
The Columbus Stockade Blues: The Best of The '70s [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bottle of Wine | 2:07 |
| If I Needed You | 2:36 |
| Walk on Boy | 2:47 |
| I'm Going Fishing | 2:41 |
| The Train That Carried My Girl from Town | 2:58 |
| Shady Grove | 2:41 |
| Wake Up, Little Maggie | 2:53 |
| Keep on the Sunny Side | 2:08 |
| Columbus Stockade | 3:16 |
| Rambling Hobo | 1:53 |
The Best of Del McCoury: The Groovegrass Years [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Wonder Where You Are Tonight | 3:28 |
| More Pretty Girls Than One | 4:11 |
Vanguard Visionaries [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Country Blues | 3:30 |
| Rising Sun Blues | 4:16 |
| Little Sadie | 1:59 |
| Muskrat | 2:52 |
| Shady Grove | 2:57 |
| Black Mountain Rag | 1:46 |
| Windy and Warm | 2:12 |
American Folk Almanac: Dejavu Retro Gold Collection [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Waydown Town | |
| Shady Grove | |
| Deep River Blues |
Black Mountain Rag [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Smoke, Smoke, Smoke | 2:47 |
| Leaving London | 2:32 |
| Along the Road | 2:52 |
| Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar | 2:32 |
Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Train That Carried My Girl from Town | 2:21 |
| Wabash Cannonball | 3:20 |
Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest: The Stanley Brothers/Doc Watson [DVD] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. James Infirmary [DVD] | |
| Careless Love [DVD] |
Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm a Stranger Here | 3:17 |
| Stormy Weather | 3:56 |
| How Long Blues | 2:50 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:10 |
| Windy and Warm | 2:13 |
| Deep River Blues [Live] | 3:22 |
| Deep River Blues | 3:22 |
Three Pickers [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul | 2:35 |
| Walk on Boy | 3:30 |
| Down to the River to Pray | 2:48 |
| The Banks of the Ohio | 4:19 |
| Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms | 3:21 |
Trouble in Mind: Doc Watson Country Blues Collection [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Country Blues | 3:32 |
| Little Sadie | 1:59 |
| Deep River Blues | 3:38 |
| Deep River Blues [Live] | 3:38 |
| Georgie Buck | 2:18 |
| Worried Blues | 2:52 |
| Spikedriver Blues | 2:58 |
| Spike Driver Blues | 2:58 |
Christmas on the Mountain (A Bluegrass Christmas) [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Christmas Time's A-Coming | 2:51 |
| Christmas Time's A Comin' | 2:49 |
Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Train That Carried My Girl from Town | 2:19 |
Legacy [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Deep River Blues | 4:02 |
| Georgie Buck | 0:57 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:26 |
| Shady Grove | 3:06 |
| Train That Carried My Girl From Town | 5:11 |
Songs from Home [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shady Grove | 2:40 |
| Rambling Hobo | 1:51 |
| Wake Up, Little Maggie | 2:53 |
| My Rose of Old Kentucky | 2:39 |
Then and Now/Two Days in November [2002] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bottle of Wine | 2:07 |
| If I Needed You | 2:36 |
| Frankie and Johnny | 3:11 |
| Summertime | 3:29 |
| Walk on Boy | 2:47 |
| I'm Going Fishing | 2:40 |
| Three Times Seven | 2:20 |
| The Train That Carried My Girl from Town | 3:00 |
| Snowbird | 2:56 |
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 3 [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Milk Cow Blues | 5:04 |
| Will the Circle Be Unbroken | 4:39 |
Doc Watson at Gerdes Folk City [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Little Sadie | 2:23 |
| St. Louis Blues | 2:36 |
| The Dream of the Miner's Child | 3:07 |
| The Lone Pilgrim | 4:27 |
Bluegrass: The Gold Collection [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Worried Blues | 2:59 |
| Liza Jane | 2:16 |
| What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul | 4:03 |
Sugar Hill Snapshots: A Quick Sampling of Sugar Hill Bestsellers [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Worried Blues | 2:51 |
The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968 [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Muskrat | 2:53 |
| Country Blues | 3:30 |
| Rising Sun Blues | 4:19 |
| Down in the Valley to Pray | 1:59 |
| Otto Wood The Bandit | 3:16 |
| Windy and Warm | 2:12 |
| Little Sadie | 1:59 |
| Blue Railroad Train | 2:44 |
| Omie Wise | 4:28 |
| Intoxicated Rat | 2:33 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:14 |
| Alberta | 2:43 |
| Shady Grove | 2:57 |
| My Rough And Rowdy Ways | 2:31 |
| The Train That Carried My Girl from Town | 3:44 |
| Grandfather's Clock | 3:53 |
| Black Mountain Rag | 1:43 |
| Grandfather's Clock [#] | 3:20 |
| Crawdad Hole | 3:52 |
| Crawdad Hole [#] | 3:51 |
Third Generation Blues [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. James Infirmary | 5:05 |
| South Coast | 4:06 |
| Moody River | 2:56 |
| Walk on Boy | 3:08 |
| Summertime | 3:25 |
| Precious Lord Take My Hand | 2:47 |
Home Sweet Home [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Worried Blues | 2:51 |
| Down the Road | 2:26 |
| Reuben's Train | 3:32 |
| Little Maggie | 2:56 |
Doc & Dawg [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Summertime | 4:21 |
| Sweet Georgia Brown | 1:59 |
| Frankie and Johnny | 4:03 |
| Soldier's Joy | 2:29 |
Elementary Doctor Watson!/Then and Now [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Going Down the Road Feeling Bad | 2:46 |
| More Pretty Girls Than One | 2:52 |
| Summertime | 3:27 |
| Worried Blues | 3:15 |
| Three Times Seven | 2:20 |
| Bottle of Wine | 2:06 |
| If I Needed You | 2:36 |
| Frankie and Johnny | 3:09 |
In the Country of Country, People And Places In American Music [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Blue Railroad Train | 2:44 |
Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Coo Coo Bird | 2:35 |
| Have a Feast Here Tonight | 2:24 |
Then and Now/Two Days in November [1994] [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bottle of Wine | 2:04 |
| If I Needed You | 2:34 |
| Walk on Boy | 2:44 |
| The Train That Carried My Girl from Town | 2:56 |
| Snowbrid | 2:53 |
Watson Country [1996]
Guitar Album [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lady Be Good | |
| Black Mountain Rag | |
| Worried Blues | |
| Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar |
The Vanguard Years [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rambling Hobo | 0:57 |
| Train That Carried My Girl From Town | 2:03 |
| The Coo Coo Bird | 2:46 |
| Reuben's Train | 2:29 |
| Hicks' Farewell | 3:34 |
| Hick's Farewell | 3:34 |
| Grandfather's Clock | 3:23 |
| Farewell Blues | 1:59 |
| Intoxicated Rat | 2:33 |
| Omie Wise | 4:29 |
| Country Blues | 3:33 |
| Black Mountain Rag | 1:46 |
| Deep River Blues | 3:12 |
| Muskrat | 2:54 |
| Dream of the Miner's Child | 2:48 |
| Rising Sun Blues | 4:19 |
| Otto Wood the Bandit | 3:17 |
| Little Sadie | 2:01 |
| Windy and Warm | 2:38 |
| Blue Railroad Train | 2:45 |
| Down in the Valley to Pray | 2:02 |
| Way Downtown | 3:14 |
| Brown's Ferry Blues | 3:09 |
| Spike Driver Blues | 2:23 |
| Wabash Cannonball | 3:04 |
| Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms | 2:53 |
| San Antonio Rose | 3:31 |
| My Rough and Rowdy Ways | 4:09 |
| Deep River Blues [Live] | 2:58 |
| Banks of the Ohio | 2:33 |
The Vanguard Years Sampler [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Train That Carried My Girl from Town | 3:00 |
| Hicks' Farewell | 3:31 |
| Farewell Blues | 1:45 |
| Black Mountain Rag | 1:28 |
| Deep River Blues | 3:08 |
| Otto Wood the Bandit | 3:14 |
| Little Sadie | 1:58 |
| Windy and Warm | 2:12 |
| Blue Railroad Train | 2:42 |
| Spike Driver Blues | 2:26 |
Original Folkways Recordings: 1960-1962 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rising Sun Blues | 2:56 |
| Rambling Hobo [#] | 1:36 |
| Shady Grove | 1:28 |
| My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains | 2:47 |
| Way Downtown | 2:29 |
| Banks of the Ohio [#] | 4:11 |
| Little Sadie | 2:19 |
| Will the Circle Be Unbroken [#] | 3:20 |
| Walking Boss | 1:49 |
| Hicks' Farewell | 5:22 |
| Maggie Walker Blues | 2:53 |
| Handsome Molly | 2:13 |
Live Duet Recordings 1963-1980 [1993]
Remembering Merle [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Omie Wise | 5:52 |
| Frankie and Johnny | 3:23 |
| St. James Infirmary | 3:52 |
| Miss the Mississippi and You | 4:20 |
| Summertime | 3:30 |
Sings Songs for Little Pickers [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mama Blues [Instrumental] | 1:38 |
| Froggie Went A-Courtin' | 4:04 |
| Shady Grove | 2:48 |
| Sally Goodin' [Instrumental] | 0:55 |
| Liza Jane | 1:58 |
The Doc Watson Family [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Your Long Journey | 2:36 |
| The Lone Pilgrim | 3:08 |
| Rambling Hobo | 1:38 |
| Shady Grove | 2:17 |
Folkways: A Vision Shared - A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| This Land Is Your Land | 3:46 |
Home Is Where the Heart Is [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Long Journey Home | 2:26 |
| Foggy Mountain Top | 2:38 |
| Nine Pound Hammer | 2:17 |
Out in the Country [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul | |
| Tom Dooley | |
| Worried Blues | |
| Liza Jane | |
| Midnight on the Stormy Deep |
Portrait [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Leaving London | 3:48 |
| Risin' Sun Blues | 4:11 |
| Rising Sun Blues | 4:16 |
| Country Blues | 3:30 |
Riding the Midnight Train [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Riding That Midnight Train | 2:06 |
| Midnight on the Stormy Deep | 4:33 |
| Baby Blue Eyes | 3:42 |
Pickin' the Blues [1985]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stormy Weather | 3:44 |
| Windy and Warm [Instrumental] | 2:02 |
| St. Louis Blues | 2:59 |
| Carroll County Blues [Instrumental] | 2:47 |
| I'm a Stranger Here | 3:07 |
Watson Family Tradition [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Reuben's Train | 2:45 |
| Little Maggie | 2:40 |
| Rambling Hobo | 1:12 |
| Omie Wise | 2:46 |
Memories [1975]
The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show/Reflections [1974]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| If I Had You | 3:07 |
| Who's Sorry Now | 2:10 |
| Nine Pound Hammer | 2:53 |
Two Days in November [1974]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm Going Fishing | |
| Train That Carried My Girl from Town | |
| Snowbird |
The Essential Doc Watson [1973]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tom Dooley | 3:16 |
| Alberta | 2:43 |
| Froggie Went A-Courtin' | 4:05 |
| Muskrat | 2:52 |
| Down in the Valley to Pray | 1:59 |
| Blue Railroad Train | 2:44 |
| Rising Sun Blues | 4:20 |
| Shady Grove | 2:59 |
| My Rough and Rowdy Ways | 2:31 |
| The Train That Carried My Girl from Town | 3:45 |
| Black Mountain Rag | 1:46 |
| Country Blues | 3:30 |
| Little Orphan Girl | 3:15 |
| Going Down the Road Feeling Bad | 2:05 |
| Rambling Hobo | 0:56 |
| Omie Wise | 4:05 |
| Handsome Molly | 2:17 |
| Way Downtown | 2:43 |
The Essential Doc Watson 2 [1973]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Black Mountain Rag | |
| Going Down the Road Feeling Bad | |
| Way Downtown | |
| Rambling Hobo | |
| Handsome Molly | |
| Country Blues |
The Elementary Doctor Watson! [1972]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Going Down the Road Feeling Bad | 2:48 |
| More Pretty Girls Than One | 2:49 |
| Summertime | 3:25 |
| Worried Blues | 3:12 |
| Three Times Seven | 2:18 |
| I'm Going Fishing [*] | 2:38 |
| Frankie and Johnny [*] | 3:05 |
The Elementary Doctor Watson! [Tomato] [1972]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Going Down the Road Feeling Bad | 2:46 |
| More Pretty Girls Than One | 2:52 |
| Summertime | 3:27 |
| Worried Blues | 3:15 |
| Three Times Seven | 2:20 |
Doc Watson on Stage (Featuring Merle Watson) [1971]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Brown's Ferry Blues | 2:43 |
| Spike Driver Blues | 3:02 |
| Spikedriver Blues | 3:01 |
| Deep River Blues | 3:39 |
| Windy and Warm | 2:32 |
| Doc's Guitar [Instrumental] | 1:35 |
| The Banks of the Ohio | 3:45 |
| Banks of the Ohio | 3:44 |
| Wabash Cannonball | 3:07 |
| Wabash Cannon Ball | 3:06 |
| Little Sadie | 2:37 |
| Salt Creek/Bill Cheatham [Instrumental] | 2:38 |
Doc Watson in Nashville: Good Deal! [1968]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Train That Carried My Girl from Town | 3:47 |
| Train That Carried My Girl From Town | |
| Bye Bye Blues | 2:44 |
| Shady Grove | 2:59 |
Ballads From Deep Gap [1967]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms | 2:49 |
| My Rough and Rowdy Ways | 2:28 |
| The Wreck of the Old Number Nine | 2:55 |
| Texas Gales [Instrumental] | 1:30 |
Old-Timey Concert [1967]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains | 3:21 |
| Little Orphan Girl | 3:14 |
| Wanted Man | 2:17 |
| Way Downtown | 2:27 |
| Will the Circle Be Unbroken | 4:13 |
Southbound [1966]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Walk On Boy | 3:23 |
| Blue Railroad Train | 2:44 |
| Sweet Georgia Brown [Instrumental] | 1:55 |
| Alberta | 2:43 |
| Windy and Warm [Instrumental] | 2:14 |
| Nothing to It [Instrumental] | 2:02 |
| Nashville Pickin' [Instrumental] | 1:52 |
Doc Watson & Son [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Muskrat | 2:54 |
| Dream of the Miner's Child | 2:48 |
| Rising Sun Blues | 4:19 |
| Little Sadie | 2:01 |
| Otto Wood the Bandit | 3:18 |
| Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar | 2:08 |
Country Music & Bluegrass at Newport: 1963 [1964]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 'Way Downtown | 2:30 |
| Maggie Walker Blues | 3:00 |
Doc Watson [1964]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nashville Blues | 1:55 |
| Intoxicated Rat | 2:33 |
| Country Blues | 3:33 |
| Black Mountain Rag | 1:29 |
| Omie Wise | 4:23 |
| Georgie Buck | 2:13 |
| Deep River Blues | 3:12 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:13 |
Treasures Untold [1964]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Omie Wise | 4:20 |
| Reuben's Train | 2:49 |
| Hicks' Farewell | 4:00 |
| Rambling Hobo | 1:41 |
| Grandfather's Clock | 1:40 |
| Handsome Molly | 2:21 |
| Farewell Blues | 1:59 |
Old Time Music at Newport 1963 [1963]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rambling Hobo | 0:50 |
| Little Orphan Girl | 2:50 |
| Train That Carried My Girl from Town | 2:00 |
| Coo Coo Bird | 2:37 |
Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Black Mountain Rag | 1:31 |
| Windy and Warm |
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