Anyone here because of Doc Watson.

@4characterusername

24 күн бұрын

Yep. Been a fan for years.

Billy opened a lot of eyes to this kind of music. Myself included!

I called Doc a legend and he just shook his head no. He said, I'm not a legend. I'm just a country boy who likes to pick the guitar...just like you. He was a true gentleman. Very humble and common. Thanks for the autograph Doc and Richard. Rest in Peace Doc, Merle and Richard. Mike Pardue ✌

@benwrong6855

3 жыл бұрын

always a legend!!

@teawithwhiskey

3 жыл бұрын

"I don't want nobody putting me on a pedestal when I leave here. I'm just one of the people ... just me...." - Arthel Lane Watson

@mosesmagnus2290

2 жыл бұрын

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@mosesmagnus2290

2 жыл бұрын

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@mikeholland8416

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't Richard still kicking

I discovered Doc Watson, Merle, and Mr. Coleman in 1979 at a performance in Knoxville, TN. It was the best three dollars I ever spent.

@demef758

Жыл бұрын

Three bucks. Which probably seemed like a lot of money at the time. The evils of inflation. You sure as heck got your money's worth that night!

I been a fan of doc merle and michael for many years before billy, but i am so glad billy is bringing attention to doc and the boys, they are musical master’s👍👍

I wish everyone could appreciate the talent on that stage. The world was a better place when they were still with us. God bless them always. They will always be missed & treasured. 🇺🇸🎵🎶🎸🤗🌹🌹

@ethanl7618

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@dennissparks3653

2 жыл бұрын

+++!++à

@torstenblick4118

Жыл бұрын

I totaly agree with you 🎶🇸🇪👍

@PhilippeOrlando

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@rolandjgutierrez7737

Жыл бұрын

I Love this music in the service me and a friend 2 Latinos from New Mexico when we finally touch base few years after discharge we where talking he asked how did I like the service I said at times it was ruff did you meet some cool people we both almost at the same time them southern boys Virginia North Carolina Kentucky Tennessee Georgia ,them country Boys they where the best people I have ever met we both agreed there like us country down to earth we where like in total agreement they were good guys back you up treat us with respect welcomed us and we welcomed them .God Bless these people from the land of fast guitar picking with a story to tell...RocknRollFlat5

“Brought nothing with me into this ol’ world and I’ll take nothing to my grave.” Bluegrass is like prophecy.

@aashaygandhi7213

Жыл бұрын

Literally lol

@martinanderson312

Жыл бұрын

Wow I read this quote at the exact moment he happened to sing it. I love synchronicities like that.

@mcstabba

10 ай бұрын

Hopefully they take their talent at the very least.

We ARE so lucky to still have Doc's music. God bless you Doc and Merle.👍

36 year old Mexican American and I’m loving this shit!!! God damn this is good

I first saw Doc and Merle in 1967. They played in the cafeteria at UCLA, and all the guitarists in the dorm started playing his songs. 😊

I never knew who Doc Watson was, until Billy Strings. I am sure glad that I know him

I love Billy strings but I heard of Doc Watson Way For Billy but I love the way Billy does Doc Watson music

Here from Billy, im so glad i checked this out

This was right around the time Doc was doing the early 'Bluegrass Festival' circuit, and I got to see him, The Country Gentlemen, Del McCoury, and many others at Halifax, Pa. in 1978. Good times and great people!!😉🎵🎶

Dave Wilson ---Doc was a Carolina treasure that we miss dearly and his music never stopped.

Forever in my heart and in my ears! LOVE TO DOC AND MERLE!

fabuleux! j'ai vu doc et merle en concert en france dans les années 1980

I saw Doc in Paris in 76 or 77, whaouh!!!!! América as we love!!! Greetings from France....

I love Blue Grass. Doc one of the best.

Did you see the look on the faces of the audience when Doc was solo? They knew who Doc was and loved him dearly. Rest in peace Doc. 🌹🤗🎸🎶🎵🇺🇸

1978 was about the first time I ever attended a Doc Watson concert at the old Birchmere in Alexandria VA. I'll never forget it, he was performing "Smoke that Cigarette" when I walked in the front door. I'll have to apologize to the other patrons in the audience because I know my jaw was dropped wide open for the whole show.

I saw Doc & Merle some time in the 1970s at Stanford. He was the opening act for Gordon LIghtfoot. Doc tore it up. He had the entire stadium eating out of his hands. Then came Lightfoot, who stunk it up. Lightfoot would sing one song, then go on to the next without saying a word to the audience. After a while, the audience began shouting at him "say something!!!!" Because you see, Doc talked to the audience like he was your favorite uncle. He spoke directly to you, and you responded in kind. To have Lightfoot up there with silence between numbers was a massive letdown. Soon the crowd started yelling "bring back Doc!!!" That was my introduction to Doc Watson, and I became a fan from that moment on.

Doc is my guitar hero

What a beautiful voice he has

100 years from now, people will still have an ear for this kind of music. There is something raw and real about this that human beings will always relate to. As a musician and 58 I am late to the Doc Watson party, but am here now, via Billy Strings. Great stuff!

Are you kidding!? Im here because of doc watson and SO IS BILLY STRINGS!!!

@user-dc1dr9kr8x

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@cdub9735

4 ай бұрын

Billy is introducing an entire new audience to this kind of music. I am here because of Billy Strings.

@cdub9735

4 ай бұрын

Maybe not so much introducing but enticing folks to really hear it and want to hear more and / or learn Billy's roots...

@cdub9735

4 ай бұрын

Hear it and feel it.

That picking starting at 8:04 just blows my mind! Whew!

Doc Watson is the true heading to stay on your life's course if you are a guitar picker. He will not mislead you, and will keep you on the course you need to follow to not be lead astray.

Micheal Coleman - paved the way for the rest us electric bass players to play bluegrass without gettin tarred and feathered!

@gabrieln3613

Жыл бұрын

I opened for Doc & Merle, with T. Michael Coleman on Bass in 1976 in Bradenton, Florida. I was a guest (I am a pro harmonica player 48 years and started in Bluegrass Bands in FL as a kid) with a family band called "The Poindexters". They can be seen on the back jacket of the LP, first solo album by Dickie Betts (Allman Bros) called "Highway Call". We were the opening act and they had drums although played quite a few Bluegrass tunes. I remember though talking to T. Michael Coleman....my first time seeing a fretless electric bass, especially playing Bluegrass! I also opened for them again in 1978 in Southern California at a theatre, again I was in the opening trio, me on harp and a male/female folk duo. It was cool to see them all again out on the west coast and the theatre had a pretty nice green room so we could chat.

I had the pleasure of seeing Doc and Merle in the mid ‘70s at the Main Point in Bryn Mawr, PA. I feel privileged to have seen such a national treasure.

@alro11

3 жыл бұрын

I remember The Main Point in PA! I saw John Hartford like when I was 16!

@mitchk2981

3 жыл бұрын

I was at that concert. The Main Point was an amazing place. That was the height of the Bluegrass Revival. I took my son to see Doc thirty years later at Lincoln Center at an outdoor concert at the end of summer. I told him he was about to see a legend. I was right. A perfect evening.

@sidneyshusterman6076

3 жыл бұрын

The Main Point was a great venue! I saw Doc there several times as well as Jim Croce and the original Country Gentlemen. My band and I played on stage during a jam. Wonderful memories.

28 people hit the thumbs downs? Bless your heart.

@AlterMann57

3 жыл бұрын

Makes no sense to me why anyone would give this heavenly music a thumbs down. Doc Watson was the best!

@unknownhenson7336

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah really

@Mike-ul7of

3 жыл бұрын

most thumbs down are from the poor choice of location for the button. On cell phones, the thumbs down is right in the middle where most people use their finger to swipe down.

For me is a real discovery this group. Wow!

A pure genius was Doc Watson. He inspired so many, including greats like Clarence White, Tony Rice, Steve Kaufman, Dan Crary ... he will be missed by so many.

What an incredible set list!

DOc was a mystic - a real saint of his time and culture i saw him in Missoula MT with Merle in the 70s❤❤

Doc is a straight up legend and all the other musicians are wonderful but hot damn Merle is a hell of a picker!!

The One & the Only. It's like the entire room is plugged into Doc The silence/stillness during his plainly presented phrasing that is so rich. An original in many ways. RIP

Thanks Doc! and thanks Billy for keeping this wonderful music continue. God bless

Doc was a national treasure.

I love the foot tapping... especially Merle's both feet going! RIP!

Doc ,A gift from god.

Damn thats good music!!

I had the great fortune of attending a guitar workshop with Doc at the Troy Music Hall in upstate NY in the late 90's. It was a great experience and was wonderful to meet Doc and actually get a chance to play with him.

Saw Doc that year in Atlanta. Great American Music Hall. Doc, Merle, same bass player and a banjo player. First time I saw a fretless electric bass.

So much material for me to learn from Doc Watson and his band. This music is incredible and his phrasing is fantastic. I spend hours rewinding to try to learn just a little here and there. Outstanding.

Doc exposed us to a pure music, the music of the people

@justmeandthethree

3 жыл бұрын

What is "pure music?"

@scottmyatt5737

9 ай бұрын

​@@justmeandthethree ?

@justmeandthethree

9 ай бұрын

@@scottmyatt5737 Did you leave out the sentence?

@scottmyatt5737

9 ай бұрын

@@justmeandthethree I think of Doc's music as being "pure" in the sense that it reflects his sincerity; genuine, unpretentious, without being over-produced. Like you were sitting with him on his back porch, listening, watching the sunset on the mountains.

Love those bending Blue Notes. Gershwin wrote a great tune. Terrific Concert.

Doc Watson was fabulous!

Shew; that rendition of Summertime. Awesome. Miss ol Doc!

@garyswanson7718

Жыл бұрын

Doc, Merle, and the Carlton family; all very kind and loving , the greatest people, the kind of people that everyone should try to emulate!

man ,he was one of the best

These guys are fretboard ninjas, thats some pickin!

Holy smokes

Whew! Been going through a rough breakup and that version of Lonesome Road had me bawling but it felt so good at the same time.

Im also a Doc Watson fan, Arthel is so smooth with it

Happy birthday, doc. Our family loves you!

I so wished that Doc could have seen his family and all the people that came to see him and how much they adored him. His voice was still good in his last days. RIP Doc and Merle. All fantastic musicians.

@paulimondi9017

3 жыл бұрын

Oh ? Bet he did see all his people, Doc was a good God praying man! 20/20 vision varies... Thanks for Doc Watson's , we're all related!!

Merle really at the top of his game here.

Saw him in that year in Ottawa, and shook the hand of the man who played and sang with great heart.Only thing missing was Merle, who was not on this trip.

Over dinner after a show T. Michael Coleman showed me how to hang a spoon on my nose. Thanks T. Michael. Pretty good bass player too.

@richardperkins5046

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they both have to be clean and oil free.

This is the MAN

I wish I could have been at this concert....

One of the real quality stamps for me is that the live versions of these songs here sound better than their respective recordings. I mean, obviously the overall sound in this live clip isn't as clear and defined due to various reasons, like poor sample rate, but it still has that warm aura around it due to it originating from tape. Not to mention how flawless the playing and singing is. Technical brilliance is only part of it. It sounds super cliché but they really capture the spirit of whatever song they're performing.

Fantastic! Thank you

Doc was one of the best!

Doc was the Man 🎼🎼🎼

@dickwhatley2090

4 жыл бұрын

He still is

@buckodonnghaile4309

3 жыл бұрын

@@dickwhatley2090 I agree, as long as we can still listen he'll always be the man.

Totaly good music. Thanx Doc!

National treasure

Shore do miss him and Merle, too, hope the rest of the guys are doin' ok.

Best version of Summertime. Never heard better

@wiscgaloot

3 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@mytapepoppedtoys2450

3 жыл бұрын

Doc's voice owns this song. It's magic.

@richardperkins5046

3 жыл бұрын

You haven't heard mine.

This is pure magic!

I honestly think Doc was pickin in the womb before he was born.

The thumbnail on this vid is CLASSIC!

I fell down a billy strings rabbit hole 🕳. Now I’m here

Here's Doc 😃 Beautiful

The first time I heard Lonesome Road was at a Billy Strings concert two ago in Hoxeyville Michigan. It has been burned forever in my mind ever since. When I found Doc’s original version on you tube and heard it for the first time it sent shivers up my spine.

@ColtHLantz

2 жыл бұрын

Jimmie. Mr. Driftwood. Doc. Clearance. Tony. Billy. The evolution of it all. A body needs to enjoy it all. I don't sport the thought that one person is better than the other. BUT. By God. Clarence White was, is, and will always be the greatest guitar play that ever lived. BAR NONE.

@garyswanson7718

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been knowing this song for over 60 years, and I’m a central IL flat lander !

@rickycarter7154

Жыл бұрын

@@ColtHLantz innovator!

wow...the harmony...wish I was there

Those were the days...

Sure love to see that concert with Doc, Merle, David Bromberg, Mark O’Connor, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, maybe others, probably taped in 1984, it was rockabilly music, update I just saw a little bit of it on here.

Shawn Robinson is my best friend. Sent me this tune Late at night!. Love him the most!

Wonderful concert!

I have never seen fingers move across a set of strings so fast.

What an awesome performance. Thanks for posting!

I had the pleasure of seeing him a few times. With his son too. The last time I remember was at the Great Northern Bluegrass Festival in Crandon Wisconsin. I think that the time of seeing great music like this is over.

@Wheelfish

3 жыл бұрын

Billy strings

I have been a Doc Watson fan since, he played at The Newport folk festival

I remember those happy gatherings that we had round the fireside long ago, And I can’t forget that tearful parting when she had to leave us here below Only version I’ve found with these beautiful lyrics! Love you guys!

Been meaning to delve into Doc Watson. Billy Strings definitely led me here. Love that kid, honoring tradition. Billy is right, bluegrass is just good for your heart and soul. 🤍🎶

Really needed this!

Thanks for sharing,Mancubus...mighty fine

Walk Hard lol that movie I never knew how much he reminded me of doc watson

Amazing, Thank you

Saw him in a small bar in Roswell Ga just a few feet from the stage he was the best

The very year I left my country home !

33 of those dislikes don't understand good music

@DontLetTheOldManIn

3 ай бұрын

They didn't listen.

Iconic. Wonder where it was? I got to see Doc and Merle up close and personal back in the mid-70's at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz. Once-in-a-lifetime ~

@gabrieln3613

2 жыл бұрын

They came out west for sure. Although I had opened for Doc in Florida 1976, I later opened for them down the coast from you in Encinitas, CA 1978 at the La Paloma Theatre.

That may very well be the same 5/8 deep well socket in my guitar case that Merle gave me .

Lots of us, Docs the greatest x

Great show. Thanks for showing it You Tube. Enjoyed.

I feel so had for any parent that has to bury their own son or daughter. It’s obvious that Doc was having the absolute time of his life performing with Merle.

Thanks

I have seen the David Seen the Mona Lisa too And I have seen Doc Watson Sing Columbus Stockade Blues.