Black Mountain Rag - Doc Watson Jam (6/24/79-Tq)
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Doc Watson 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. Watson taught himself to play fiddle tunes on his Les Paul electric guitar. He later transferred the technique to acoustic guitar, and playing fiddle tunes became part of his signature sound.
Deacon Dan Crary helped re-establish flatpicked guitar as a prominent soloing bluegrass instrument. Crary is an innovator of the flatpicking style of guitar playing. He is also a Speech communications Professor at California State University, Fullerton. Crary categorizes himself as a "Solo flatpicker" and has recorded several projects that feature him along with guests, usually other innovators of the guitar in all styles.
Norman Blake is an American instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter.He is considered one of the leading figures in the bluegrass revival of the 1970s
Sam Bush is an American bluegrass mandolin player considered an originator of the Newgrass style.
Directed by Terry Allen Williams, Produced by Thomas Lofstrom
This series features progressive bluegrass and country music performed at the Telluride Festivals, and is available on DVD from
TheFestivalTapes@gmail.com
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Doc Watson should be on the short list of the greatest guitarists ever,
@petercady698
3 жыл бұрын
That should read "Doc Watson and Norman Blake should be...
@paulimondi9017
3 жыл бұрын
Short/ Lists & listings go best unlisted, shortening ... writer; critic,; purist, analysts, "all talk is lies" ( listen to the mockingbird!)
@jayree379
3 жыл бұрын
He is!
@TylerJohnson-wp2qf
3 жыл бұрын
Doc Watson Norman Blake Tony rice Randy Scruggs Steve Kaufman Tommy Emmanuel Dan Crary
@DeclanTKatt
3 жыл бұрын
He is.
I had the privilege of seeing Doc Watson before he died and this reminds me to treasure the memory of seeing a virtuoso.
Pure 100% pickin. I've watched this video many times and there's no way possible to not love it. It's 2019 and there are 14 thumbs down. This music is an acquired taste. If you don't like it, acquire some taste.
@v_dad2101
4 жыл бұрын
Amen
@polocisneros
4 жыл бұрын
1st time hearing of this Doc & Company but I know good music when I hear it & this for sure falls in that category!
@johntait491
3 жыл бұрын
It's October 2020 and there are now 23 thumbs down. Are these people feckin' idiots or what..? 🤔
@jeffscott8323
3 жыл бұрын
They havin fun. Why cant the whole wourld have fun like this instead of. Burnin out people shooting people. And creating violence.
@johntait491
3 жыл бұрын
@@jeffscott8323 I wholeheartly agree Jeff. However, there are a lot of "killjoys" around of all persuasions, none of them probably musicians or have an appreciation of music. ;-(
Doc Watson, Dan Crary, Norman Blake, and Sam Bush. It don't get no better than that!
This makes me proud to be from NC.
@leftypick4854
2 жыл бұрын
Hey dad, I miss you. Hey aunt Liz. Hey there uncle John. Hey there aunt Sarah. Hey there uncle Joe. Hey there uncle David. Hey there aunt Clara. And hey there to my dads other brother who passed away before I was born. Yeah, be proud to be from NC my friend.
@ZacchaeusNifong
2 жыл бұрын
@@leftypick4854 yes sir.
norman blake is an absolute beast on the six string
@BURGRKNG
Жыл бұрын
Dude his backup on this track is incredible, his boomchuck bassline style is unmistakeable
I always loved that Doc was not at ALL afraid to shush an audience! :-)
@tobypuente8841
Ай бұрын
I have a card that reads 'is the music interupting your conversation? ' I show it sometimes at concerts
Awesome thanks so much!
I sure miss those days when these guys were the big news in Bluegrass. Great times!
@leei94
Жыл бұрын
seriously can not imagine how cool it would be to be alive at this time
I truly believe that for one reason or another some people are just perfectly suited to what they do. That's not to say that they don't have to put in the hard work of learning and practicing because they do , but here's a bunch of guys all suited to play that music. Good ole doc presiding over them and egging them on. A truly remarkable bit of music making and a privilege to hear and watch it. I'm not a hillbilly, he'll I'm not even from the states, but I too would be proud to be one if I was immersed in music such as this. There are so many nations traditional musical roots intertwined and intermingled to produce this wonderful sound, who could not be proud to part of it. Love it. I'm Ulster/Scotts bye the way and my roots are in there too.....ye ha,
@paulimondi9017
3 жыл бұрын
As I followed Clarence& Roland(& the byrds)/ Since1962(@ 10).Now living& playing in Newport/ folk fests? Doc names 1st son Merle ( Travis? ) 🙏His 2nd son Clarence- in revernce... What a honourable Virtuoso! Thank you all- sincerely- pki
along about 2007 i was living in lagrange ga and saw where doc watson would be playing in this small place that i didnt even know was there, it was a rv park!. now i didnt know who doc was but had seen his name on the back of some nitty gritty dirt band albums back in the day and figured i'd go check it out! so i went in with no idea what i was about to witness!!! his spirit glowed right thru his skin, doc and the boys played the best sound i'd ever heard! my jaw hit my chest and stayed that way for over an hour!!! my face hurt the next day from grinning so hard! i am so glad i got to see him while he was with us!
@laurapalmer9323
5 жыл бұрын
That is cool when God puts us in those places at just the perfect time.
@richardcarew4708
4 жыл бұрын
They don't call it "pickin and grinnin" for nothing... it's good time music.. and it carries my blues away 💙
@bisonette5
3 жыл бұрын
thanks for your story..i loved the man
So much energy in the video and everyone is so locked in😭🙏
One of the greatest pickers ever!
I was away from the screen and heard that flat pickin' and said to myself, "That's Black Mountain Rag, the way it should be played," and sure enough, it was. Ain't lost my mind yet. The Lord blessed us with Doc Watson and those he frequented.
That first Norman break is gold.
❤l love Doc's playing. Such a good musician 🙂
The great Doc Watson.
He was one of the best ever still to this day
For the longest time, since around '83, when this sound emerged to us somehow, back in the Motherland . Thank the lord ! this is what drove me and my pickin friends to crumble and fall on the north face of the Black Mountain, Blackberry Blossom and numerous Railroad wrecks. ... play that thing son !!....
It is videos like this that remind me why I learned to love this music, What a lineup!
Norman Blake is the best of the best
This was pure bliss...!! Thank you so much for posting this masterpiece!
Doc was amazing. And he did not waste his time writing songs. He strictly played covers and his real worth to me are those 60 or so amazing albums he put out. Huge national treasure, but not a songwriter.
@GeorgiaBoy1961
6 жыл бұрын
When you are a virtuoso as Doc Watson was, you don't need to write your own material, unless you want to, that is! Top producers, songwriters and composers will handle that chore for you.
@norbitcleaverhook5040
2 жыл бұрын
Walk on boy is his isn't it?
@Francisalbino39
Жыл бұрын
He did not waste his time writing songs? What the hell does that mean…has Bob Dylan been wasting his time for the last 50 years?
@rivmitch7181
3 ай бұрын
@@Francisalbino39 yes
No listen up folks this is real music 🤗
Doc's playing "Ol Hoss" here, the Gallagher G50 that J.W. loaned him in 1969. I got to play it at Gallagher's Guitars in Wartrace, TN in 2010.
Crary on guitar, Bush on fiddle - loving it!
This music is “Chicken Soup” for my broken heart! Thank y’all and God’s very best!
Doc was not only a gifted musician he was the flatpicker of flatpickers to these young pickers and also to the next generations of flatpickers that will follow !
I'd love to hear Sam Bush play fiddle more. He doesn't have the same virtuosity as someone like Stuart Duncan or Mark O'Conner but he's got the touch for sure.
Docs laugh makes me smile!
love the great Norman Blake
Didn't know Sam Bush could fiddle like that. Wow!
I'll always love and cherish Doc's pickin' and Norman Blake is running him a close second in my book and Dan Crary ain't no slouch. Another great picker that a lot of people overlook is Ewe Kruger of the Kruger Brothers.
No body can play blue grass guitar like Doc.
I could listen. This all night. And day
3 masters and one national treasure at work and we have 2 negatives. Amazing.
@jameswarren819
6 жыл бұрын
Merlefest
@richardcarew4708
4 жыл бұрын
Shows to go ya... you can't please everyone all the time... only a few times... and sometimes never at all No worries mate... it's not your or my problem 😕 It is easy to pass along hatred and anger at everything.. that's all around us all the time... but It costs billions of dollars to blow each other up... It costs nothing to be nice Peace y'all Walk in Beauty Go in Peace ✌ 🙏 Peace ✌☮
@scray00
3 жыл бұрын
Richard Carew amen 💕
Thank you! Doc is one of my guitar heroes!
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I heard Doc,Vassar Clements and the dirt band in '71 . Been a fan ever since! The best of the best!
@haroldhorton2603
4 ай бұрын
seems like yesterday to me😢❤
This is fantastic.Love all these guys.
Damn! That was great!!
If this is in Telluride, I was there! Unforgettable for an overseas visitor to Colorado. I remember the air was filled with "Grass" smoke, folks still wore long hair and beards (the guys, that is). We did some hiking in the area, too.
@cosmyccowboy
7 жыл бұрын
i saw some blue smoke going up over the crowd!
@richardcarew4708
3 жыл бұрын
Some still do wear long hair and beard... including the folks up in the Smoky Mountains.. they always have.. it's nothing new.. just more hype.. ;;☆》♡♡♡
@jrayproductions7790
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardcarew4708 Yep. We still smoke that homegrown, too.
Marvelous!
Now man thats great music love it
Doc Rules!
KING!
It's great to watch this video. I have been listening to this exact same recording on an album for decades and to be able to watch as they play is awesome. Thanks for posting! Ya never know what you might find on youtube.
He is awesome. Best flat picker there is
What fun they had fantastic
Amazing picking!!!
Such an incredible video. Just watched for the 1000th time.
Norman was really smoking.
@richardperkins5046
4 жыл бұрын
Norman always smokes it.
@Hendrix.
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Doc killin' it too.
Virtuosos. Beautiful playing.
Dang ...the good old days..
Music from a more civilized era.
OH MY, What a TREASURE HE WAS...........!
Spectacular
Thank you Doc, Norman, Dan and Sam! I am Mimmo, from Genova, Italy. God bless you!!!
There will not be another Doc. Ol' Norman keeps up pretty good.
Stellar line up. The only picker missing is the late great Tony Rice...RIP.
Great vibe
2:06 Seeing Blake Norman just jamming away. The amount of talent on that stage, I'm surprised it didn't collapse lol.
the best of the besr rip
Search for: "Dan Crary performs Durang's Hornpipe", flatpicking a firestorm on a 12 string. Yep, that.
God Bless!
Dang them boys could pick
Happy birthday doc
Thank God for film.......
Merci
Cool! I didn't know Norman Blake ever played with Doc.
@thenakedbootleggers
3 жыл бұрын
So good Crary and Doc
I just saw myself in the audience!
You really have to wonder what type of goofball gives this a thumbs down? The ones that flock to shows to see hip hop and rap CRAP? The ones that are making millions with NO TALENT compared to these guys. Unbelievable!
@richardcarew4708
3 жыл бұрын
Can't please everyone.. etc etc etc
1:46 "Oh watch out!" I love it
Wish the cameraman had been a little more on the ball, he missed a good portion when Dan Crary was being featured; other times back of their heads. Purists want to see THOSE HANDS in action. What talent these guys show!!
@terilward59
5 жыл бұрын
Umm, perhaps all the blue smoke was getting to him!!!!! This was the seventies! And I was there!
@henrygregor7336
3 жыл бұрын
And, on the other hand, we all, especially those who were not there, can be grateful we have this much to see and hear.
And there is Sam Bush. He has played with every great musician. He pops up everywhere on videos
@mikerichards6608
4 жыл бұрын
Whoops not Sam.
@taylormorris_
3 жыл бұрын
That is Sam alright. I knew he played fiddle also but never have seen him play, so this is quite the treat.
@frankdiscussion2069
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's Sam Bush. I believe he won a national fiddling championship when he was young. I could be wrong though.
A plus
insane
It boggles my mind to know Doc is blind and can pick and play and sing like this!!!!!!!
A some serious pickin' going on!
Sam Bush looks like the Geico Cave Man in this old footage.
40 years ago today
This is SO GREAT! I have always loved the way that Doc seems to get a "happy" sound out of his guitar on everything that he plays. I don't know quite how to explain it. Mississippi John Hurt also seems to get this "happy" sound. What do you think?
Norm Blake too!
KZread sucks but at least Doc is here...for now
Cameras missed a bunch of handiwork
The music is great...The crowd makes me feel sad. So much hair and so many starving barbers during the Seventies!
August 202$ ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🇨🇦
Who the f@#k thumbs down this? Bang it up ya jaxxy!
@BryanClark-gk6ie
11 ай бұрын
This is good but there is no thumbs down thanks to you' So you might want to jam your comment up your juxxy.
Thank you for making this available!!!! If I may, do ya have BlackBerry Blossom?? Thanks again!
Norman is sitting next to Best
Quite the group there Amazing talent
God mode
すごいすなぁ！とりあえず。
Is that Sam bush on fiddle
Lenny brought me here.
Not much into bgrass any more but docs picking is still nice
3:29 epic
@sunnyray7819
4 жыл бұрын
Doc just tell the audience quiet...
00:48
My only problem with this is the 'artistic' filming. That person filming was not a musician. ANY musician wants to see a focus on the front with the fingers in view! 😜
@maikelf5351
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not even a musician, but stil want to see them fingers go
@joshiewhite
Жыл бұрын
Hes probably so dosed up on acid that you should count yourself lucky he remembered to hit record.
@joshiewhite
Жыл бұрын
I think this was the first Merle fest and there only an audio recording of all the acts. So any footage that does go with the timing is lucky
@The_Blue_Banjo_Giraffe
8 күн бұрын
I think the camera person did a great job
Great jam, but the video editing is terrible. Who's playing the solo at 3:30? Crary?