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- Date Released: January 1, 1964
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Traditional Folk
- Label: Vanguard Records / Welk Music Group
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They Say...
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.
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Nashville Blues |
1:58 |
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| 02. | |
Sitting on Top of the World |
2:39 |
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| 03. | |
Intoxicated Rat |
2:33 |
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| 04. | |
Country Blues |
3:33 |
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| 05. | |
Talk About Suffering |
2:49 |
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| 06. | |
Born About Six Thousand Years Ago |
3:01 |
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| 07. | |
Black Mountain Rag |
1:32 |
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| 08. | |
Little Omie Wise |
4:28 |
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| 09. | |
Georgie Buck |
2:19 |
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| 10. | |
Doc's Guitar |
1:18 |
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| 11. | |
Deep River Blues |
3:12 |
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| 12. | |
St. James Hospital |
3:29 |
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| 13. | |
Tom Dooley |
3:15 |
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13 Total Tracks, 36:06 Total Length
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Credits
- Doc Watson - Banjo // Doc Watson - Banjo // Doc Watson - Banjo // Doc Watson - Guitar // Doc Watson - Guitar // Doc Watson - Guitar // Doc Watson - Harmonica // Doc Watson - Harmonica // Doc Watson - Harmonica // Doc Watson - Arranger // Doc Watson - Arranger // Doc Watson - Arranger // Doc Watson - Vocals // Doc Watson - Vocals // Doc Watson - Vocals // Doc Watson - Main Performer // Doc Watson - Main Performer // Doc Watson - Main Performer // Ralph Rinzler - Liner Notes // Ralph Rinzler - Supervisor
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