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Doc Watson

Studio album by

Doc Watson

Released

1964

Genre

Folk, blues

Length

35:10

Label

Vanguard

Doc Watson chronology

Treasures Untold
(1964)

Doc Watson
(1964)

Doc Watson and Son
(1965)

Doc Watson is the debut album by Doc Watson, released by Vanguard Records in 1964. The musical supervision was credited to Ralph Rinzler.

It was re-issued on CD by Ace Records in 1995 and numerous tracks have been used in compilations such as Vanguard Years and The Best of Doc Watson 1964-1968.

In celebration of Vanguard Records 60th Anniversary in 2010, it was re-issued with original artwork on a limited edition 180 gram vinyl record pressing of 500 copies for Record Store Day on April 17.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Jim Smith wrote of the album "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."^[1]

Track listing

"Nashville Blues" (Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore) – 1:55
"Sitting on Top of the World" (Sam Chatmon, Walter Vinson) – 2:35
"Intoxicated Rat" (Dorsey Dixon, Mainer) – 2:28
"Country Blues" (Dock Boggs) – 3:26
"Talk About Suffering" (Traditional) – 2:45
"Born About Six Thousand Years Ago" (Traditional) – 2:57
"Black Mountain Rag" (Traditional) – 1:29
"Omie Wise" (Traditional) – 4:23
"Georgie Buck" (Traditional) – 2:13
"Doc's Guitar" (Doc Watson) – 1:14
"Deep River Blues" (Traditional) – 3:07
"St. James Hospital" (James "Iron Head" Baker) – 3:25
"Tom Dooley" (Traditional) – 3:13

Personnel

Doc Watson – guitar, banjo, harmonica, vocals
John Herald - second guitar on Nashville Blues and Black Mountain Rag

References

^ ^a ^b Smith, Jim. "Doc Watson > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

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Studio albums	Doc Watson Doc Watson and Son Southbound Home Again! Ballads From Deep Gap Doc Watson in Nashville: Good Deal! The Elementary Doctor Watson! Then and Now Two Days in November Memories Doc and the Boys Lonesome Road Look Away! Red Rocking Chair Doc and Merle Watson's Guitar Album Down South Pickin' the Blues Riding the Midnight Train Portrait On Praying Ground My Dear Old Southern Home Docabilly Third Generation Blues
Collaborations	Strictly Instrumental Old-Timey Concert Reflections Doc & Dawg Del Doc & Mac
Live albums	Old-Timey Concert Doc Watson on Stage Live and Pickin' Songs for Little Pickers Remembering Merle Round the Table Again
Doc Watson Family	The Watson Family Treasures Untold Tradition Songs from the Southern Mountains
Compilations	The Essential Doc Watson Original Folkways Recordings: 1960–1962 The Vanguard Years Watson Country The Best of Doc Watson: 1964–1968 Foundation Doc Watson at Gerdes Folk City Songs from Home Legacy Tennessee Stud Trouble in Mind: Doc Watson Country Blues Collection Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues Black Mountain Rag Vanguard Visionaries Americana Master Series
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