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Doc Watson (03 Mar 1923 - 29 May 2012)

Male Person - United States US guitarist, singer & songwriter

 Also known as (1)

Releases (42)

Official

Album

  1. Doc Watson 1964
  2. Southbound Jul 1966
  3. Memories 1975
  4. Home Again! 1976
  5. Doc and the Boys 1976
  6. Old Timey Concert 1977
  7. Hot Guitar / Doc Watson Guitar Album 1979
  8. Riding the Midnight Train 1986
  9. Portrait 1987
  10. On Praying Ground 1990
  11. My Dear Old Southern Home 22 Oct 1993
  12. Elementary Doctor Watson 1993
  13. Docabilly 18 Apr 1995
  14. Good Deal! Doc Watson in Nashville 17 Sep 1996
  15. Doc Watson at Gerdes Folk City 2000
  16. Tennessee Stud 07 Jan 2003
  17. The Bottom Line Archive 2015
  18. Out in the Country

Album - Compilation

  1. The Essential Doc Watson 1973
  2. The Vanguard Years 21 Nov 1995
  3. The Best of Doc Watson: 1964 - 1968 1999
  4. Foundation: The Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998 25 Jul 2000
  5. Songs From Home 22 Oct 2002
  6. Legacy 2002
  7. Trouble in Mind: The Doc Watson Country Blues Collection 1964-1998 08 Apr 2003
  8. Vanguard Visionaries: Doc Watson 2007
  9. Americana Master Series: The Best of the Sugar Hill Years 2008
  10. 20 Of His Best 29 Jul 2009
  11. Country Legend Vol. 38 30 Sep 2011
  12. The Definitive Doc Watson 16 Jul 2013
  13. Life's Work: A Retrospective 12 Nov 2021

Album - Live

  1. Live at Newport Folk Festival 1976
  2. Doc Watson Sings Songs for Little Pickers (live recordings) 2005
  3. Live in Chicago 3‐19‐1964 2017
  4. Sittin’ on Top of the World 2017
  5. Live at Club 47 2018

EP

  1. Southbound

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. The Vanguard Years Sampler 1995

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. The Chronogical Classics: Doc Watson 1960-1961 2014
  2. The Chronogical Classics: Doc Watson 1962 2015
  3. The Chronogical Classics: Doc Watson 1964-1965 2016

Album - Live

  1. Suwannee Springfest 25-3-2000

Relationships (10)

Member Of

  1. Doc Watson and Bill Monroe eponymous
  2. The GrooveGrass Boyz
  3. The Doc Watson Family eponymous
  4. Doc & Merle Watson eponymous
  5. Doc Watson and Jean Ritchie eponymous
  6. The Three Pickers

Married

  1. Rosa Lee Watson (1947)

Siblings

  1. Arnold Watson

Parents

  1. Annie Watson
  2. Merle Watson

Recordings by (479)

  1. The Train That Carried My Girl From Town 2:20 (1963)
  2. Groundhog 1:48 (1964)
  3. Little Orphan Girl 2:56 (1964)
  4. Nashville Blues 1:55 (1964) mono
  5. Sitting on Top of the World 2:35 (1964) mono
  6. Intoxicated Rat 2:28 (1964) mono
  7. Country Blues 3:26 (1964) mono
  8. Talk About Suffering 2:45 (1964) mono
  9. Six Thousand Years Ago 2:57 (1964) mono
  10. Black Mountain Rag 1:29 (1964) mono
  11. Omie Wise 4:23 (1964) mono
  12. Georgie Buck 2:13 (1964) mono
  13. Doc's Guitar 1:14 (1964) mono
  14. Deep River Blues 3:07 (1964) mono
  15. St. James Hospital 3:25 (1964) mono
  16. Tom Dooley 3:13 (1964) mono
  17. Alberta 2:43 (Jul 1966)
  18. Little Darling Pal of Mine 2:43 (Jul 1966)
  19. Nashville Pickin’ 1:51 (Jul 1966)
  20. Walk on Boy 3:19 (Jul 1966)
  21. Blue Railroad Train (Vanguard Version) 2:41 (Jul 1966)
  22. Sweet Georgia Brown (Instrumental) 1:52 (Jul 1966)
  23. Southbound 2:44 (Jul 1966)
  24. Windy And Warm (Instrumental) 2:11 (Jul 1966)
  25. Call of the Road 2:16 (Jul 1966)
  26. Tennessee Stud (Vanguard Version) 3:33 (Jul 1966)
  27. That Was the Last Thing on my Mind 2:44 (Jul 1966)
  28. Nothing To It (Instrumental) 2:00 (Jul 1966)
  29. Riddle Song 2:34 (Jul 1966)
  30. Never No More Blues 3:09 (Jul 1966)
  31. Born About Six Thousand Years Ago 3:00 (1966)
  32. Little Omie Wise 4:28 (1966)
  33. St. James' Hospital 3:29 (1966)
  34. The Last Thing On My Mind ?:?? (1971)
  35. Streamlined Cannonball ?:?? (1971)
  36. My Rough and Rowdy Ways 2:31 (1973)
  37. Froggie Went A-Courtin’ 4:05 (1973)
  38. Beaumont Rag 1:37 (1973)
  39. Down in the Valley to Pray 1:57 (1973)
  40. Blue Railroad Train 2:41 (1973)
  41. I Was a Stranger 2:30 (1973)
  42. Blackberry Blossom 1:16 (1973)
  43. Rambling Hobo 0:50 (1973)
  44. Handsome Molly 2:00 (1973)
  45. Whitehouse Blues 1:30 (1973)
  46. I Want to Love Him More 2:05 (1973)
  47. Way Downtown 2:00 (1973)
  48. Blueridge Mountain Blues 2:20 (1973)
  49. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad 2:05 (1973)
  50. Shady Grove 2:58 (1973)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Bonaparte’s Retreat 1:31 The Doc Watson Family (1963) guitar
  2. Muddy Roads 1:24 The Doc Watson Family (1963) guitar
  3. I’m Troubled 2:42 The Doc Watson Family (1963) guitar
  4. When I Die 2:17 The Doc Watson Family (1963) guitar
  5. Your Long Journey 2:36 The Doc Watson Family (1963) guitar
  6. Down the Road 1:41 The Doc Watson Family (1963) banjo
  7. Every Day Dirt 2:08 The Doc Watson Family (1963) guitar
  8. Ground Hog 2:21 The Doc Watson Family (1963) autoharp
  9. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise 2:40 Roger Sprung and Doc Watson (1963) guitar
  10. The Lone Pilgrim 3:08 The Doc Watson Family (1963) guitar
  11. Texas Gales / Blackberry Rag 1:58 The Doc Watson Family (1963) mandolin
  12. The Train That Carried My Girl From Town 2:20 Doc Watson (1963) guitar
  13. Alberta 2:43 Doc Watson (Jul 1966) guitar
  14. Nashville Pickin’ 1:51 Doc Watson (Jul 1966) guitar
  15. Little Darling Pal of Mine 2:43 Doc Watson (Jul 1966) guitar
  16. St. James' Hospital 3:29 Doc Watson (1966) guitar
  17. Born About Six Thousand Years Ago 3:00 Doc Watson (1966) harmonica, guitar
  18. Little Omie Wise 4:28 Doc Watson (1966) guitar
  19. Wabash Cannonball 2:03 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1972) guitar
  20. Will the Circle Be Unbroken 4:50 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1972) guitar
  21. The End of the World 3:54 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1972) guitar
  22. Rising Sun Blues 4:17 Doc & Merle Watson (1973) harmonica, 12 string guitar
  23. Muskrat 2:53 Doc & Merle Watson (1973) harmonica, 12 string guitar
  24. Froggie Went A-Courtin’ 4:05 Doc Watson (1973) banjo
  25. Honey Babe Blues 3:05 Maria Muldaur (1974) guitar
  26. Dill Pickle Rag 1:26 Doc Watson (1976) 12 string guitar
  27. Winter’s Night 3:25 Doc Watson (1976) guitar
  28. The Old Man Below 2:07 Doc Watson (1976) guitar

Vocals

  1. Your Long Journey 2:36 The Doc Watson Family (1963)
  2. Darling Corey 2:37 The Doc Watson Family (1963)
  3. Every Day Dirt 2:08 The Doc Watson Family (1963)
  4. Down the Road 1:41 The Doc Watson Family (1963)
  5. The Lone Pilgrim 3:08 The Doc Watson Family (1963)
  6. Ground Hog 2:21 The Doc Watson Family (1963)
  7. The Train That Carried My Girl From Town 2:20 Doc Watson (1963)
  8. I’m Troubled 2:42 The Doc Watson Family (1963)
  9. Alberta 2:43 Doc Watson (Jul 1966)
  10. Nashville Pickin’ 1:51 Doc Watson (Jul 1966)
  11. Little Darling Pal of Mine 2:43 Doc Watson (Jul 1966)
  12. Born About Six Thousand Years Ago 3:00 Doc Watson (1966)
  13. St. James' Hospital 3:29 Doc Watson (1966)
  14. Little Omie Wise 4:28 Doc Watson (1966)
  15. Will the Circle Be Unbroken 4:50 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1972) background vocals
  16. Doc Watson & Merle Travis: First Meeting (dialogue) 1:52 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Doc Watson, Merle Travis (1972) spoken vocals
  17. Muskrat 2:53 Doc & Merle Watson (1973)
  18. Froggie Went A-Courtin’ 4:05 Doc Watson (1973)
  19. Rising Sun Blues 4:17 Doc & Merle Watson (1973)
  20. Matty Groves 6:07 Doc Watson (1976)
  21. Winter’s Night 3:25 Doc Watson (1976)
  22. Georgie 2:48 Doc Watson (1976)

Credited as (101)

  1. Doc Watson
  2. Roger Sprung & Doc Watson
  3. Marty Stuart, Johnny Cash, Doc Watson & Jerry Douglas
  4. Doc Watson & Jean Ritchie
  5. Chet Atkins & Doc Watson
  6. Bill Monroe & Doc Watson
  7. Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley
  8. Doc Watson & David Grisman
  9. Earl Scruggs with Doc Watson
  10. Chet Atkins, Merle Travis & Doc Watson
  11. Del McCoury, Doc Watson and Mac Wiseman
  12. Gaither Carlton & Doc Watson
  13. Doc Watson and David Holt
  14. Doc Watson & Merle Travis
  15. Doc Watson and Fred Price
  16. Doc Watson, Fred Price & Clint Howard
  17. Clarence (Tom) Ashley, Doc Watson, Clint Howard & Fred Price
  18. Clarence Ashley, Clint Howard, Fred Price, Jean Ritchie & Doc Watson
  19. Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson & Ricky Skaggs
  20. Doc Watson, Arnold Watson & Gaither Carlton
  21. Norman Blake, Tony Rice & Doc Watson
  22. Doc & Rosa Lee Watson
  23. Flatt & Scruggs with Doc Watson
  24. Doc Watson & The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  25. Doc & Richard Watson
  26. The Chieftains feat. Doc Watson
  27. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band feat. Doc Watson, Richard Watson & Josh Graves
  28. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band feat. Doc Watson & Richard Watson
  29. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band feat. Taj Mahal, Alison Krauss & Doc Watson
  30. Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton
  31. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements, Doc Watson, David Nelson, John Hartford & Jerry Mills
  32. Bryan Sutton feat. Doc Watson
  33. Marty Stuart feat. Doc Watson
  34. Doc Watson & David Holt
  35. Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton
  36. Doc and Arnold Watson
  37. Gaither Carlton and Doc Watson
  38. Pete Seeger with Sweet Honey in the Rock, Doc Watson & the Little Red School House Chorus
  39. Roger Sprung and Doc Watson
  40. Fred Price, Clint Howard, and Doc Watson
  41. Bill Monroe and Doc Watson
  42. Avens feat. Doc Watson
  43. David Grisman, Doc Watson & Alan O’Bryant
  44. Dave Holt, Doc Watson
  45. Doc Watson & Jack Lawrence
  46. Doc Watson & Richard Watson
  47. Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson & Ricky Skaggs with Alison Krauss
  48. Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson & Ricky Skaggs with Ensemble
  49. Doc Watson, Bob Brozman, T. Michael Coleman, Peter Ostroushko, Butch Thompson, Merle Watson
  50. Doc Watson, T. Michael Coleman, Merle Watson
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Works (11)

Arranged

  1. Deep River Blues
  2. Way Downtown

Wrote

  1. Nothing to It
  2. Doc’s Guitar
  3. Southbound
  4. Interstate Rag

Composed

  1. Nashville Pickin' (1966)
  2. Wake Up Little Maggie
  3. Your Long Journey
  4. Nashville Picking

Lyrics

  1. Wake Up Little Maggie

Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. Fincastle Bluegrass Festival 1965

Guest Performer At

  1. A Prairie Home Companion
  2. A Prairie Home Companion

Links (8)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81149279/
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81149279
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/doc_watson

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/692192

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000169202

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/62706625

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465636

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/01N1aZStXA4yGvkz4vRXtJ