Doc Watson actually kind of changed my life. Long story short, I came home in the back of a police car when I was 14. This was about the same time I started playing guitar, my Dad started spending more time with me and Doc Watson was in town shortly afterward. My Dad and I saw Doc Watson any time he was anywhere close to where we lived until my Dad past away.
@scray00
3 жыл бұрын
You are in line with many. This seems to be a common statement “doc changed my life”. What better can be said about a person ♥️♥️
@tombryant7044
4 жыл бұрын
I got to know and spend a lot of time with Doc the last 10 yrs of his life. The first time I went to his house, after spending a couple of hrs with him and Rosa Lee, I said "Mr. Watson, it's okay to say no but I'm going to kick myself if I leave and don't ask if you'd mind playing a song." He jumped up - almost as if he'd been waiting for me to ask - to get his guitar. I got a personal 1 on 1 concert from Doc Watson that went on for 45 minutes to an hour. This was after having spent 2-3 hrs with him. It was amazing!!! Towards the end of my personal concert, I said to him, "Mr. Watson, I thought that I'd walk into your house and see Grammy awards all over the walls". He said "There in a spare bedroom that we've turned into an office, behind a pile of junk mail I've been meaning to throw away."
@raybin6873
4 жыл бұрын
Tom Bryant - thanks for sharing your experience with Doc! I wish I could have met him like you had! 😀
@tazionuvolari3593
3 жыл бұрын
Tom, I've envied many people for many things, but very few match what I'd give to what you did. You're a lucky man.
@larisakilby5053
3 жыл бұрын
I miss Doc so much. Merlefest isn't the same every year without him. He was the most down to earth man I'd ever met. He taught me many things over the years from childhood into adulthood. He was an amazing and talented man who is deeply missed.
@amberlilly4101
3 жыл бұрын
Tom, great story !! What a gift, and a wonderful experience.
@benketengu
3 жыл бұрын
Reading y’alls comments it makes me homesick for Boone, I’m happy in Japan and have been ever since I voted against Jesse Helms and saw the outcome. But times like these Reading your comments. I wish I were there.
@2brk2hvhndl
3 жыл бұрын
Jesus christ, in every Doc Watson video, everyone in the comments were a friend of doc watson
@HazeGreyAndUnderway
3 жыл бұрын
"Don't believe everything you see on the internet." - Abe Lincoln
@blueridger28
3 жыл бұрын
He grew up just down the road and I got to see it,so good
@texknight67
6 жыл бұрын
Wow! Pulling Doc Watson out of yesteryear. Very impressive how you can break down his style and see thing maybe others (myself included) don't see. I've seen Doc play probably a hundred times and about all I could do is stand in awe. Great job man, really good.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@thealleys
6 жыл бұрын
I really dig how you do videos on all different kinds of music. Another good video.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@tormaks
6 жыл бұрын
Sorry for anotber comment: , maybe this is something Tommy Emmanuel listen long time ago to start play finger picking ....maybe
@dougmurray907
5 жыл бұрын
That’s exactly what I was going to say. Very much enjoy these videos.
@MrJacksjb
4 жыл бұрын
@@tormaks I know Tommy states he was influenced by Chet Atkins and Merle Travis who were famous country finger style. Doc was actually more well known for his flat picking. See his song "Black Mountain Rag" which was a fiddle tune that he played on guitar.
@tormaks
4 жыл бұрын
@@MrJacksjb thanks for info. maybe Jorma Kaukonen was a fan.
@AZCobraman
6 жыл бұрын
Besides his unearthly dexterity, rock-steady timing and great voice his use of dynamics was unmatched.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
👍
@reggierico
Жыл бұрын
Such a great guy to see perform in person. I saw Doc and Merle Watson on the Green in Hartford one weekend and it was magical. At the end of the concert, they were getting ready for encore, and I shouted out, 'Tennessee Stud', and Doc said, 'You guessed it'. That made my night...
@johnegan498
6 жыл бұрын
Wow ! Thanks for reviewing Doc Arthel Lane Watson. He is my favorite musician. He was a great flatpicker and fingerstyle guitarist and vocalist. He also played a fine old style banjo and harmonica and a little mandolin. Most importantly he was a great man according to those who new him. I love your respect and the joy on you face when you are reviewing these videos of these great musicians----thanks again.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@williambarco7144
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering Doc. He was a humble country gentleman and never bragged on himself. Loving your website even more.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@j.d.o5709
6 жыл бұрын
I am extremely glad you’re doing more acoustic players. Doc is outstanding in that he was of the first people to translate fiddle melodies to the flatpicked guitar, but he actually started his professional career as an electric guitarist. He played a Les Paul.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@bbbbbblues
7 ай бұрын
One of the greats !
@robmccarthy1018
5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. I took one listen to this track on vinyl way back in 1964 and thought 'I want to play like that' . Much practice and a few years and I won a TV talent quest with it down here in OZ. I used the 'vamped or muted bass' and 2 fingers (never thought of one) using finger picks. Also love Doc's singing and flat picking. In many ways he pioneered bluegrass lead flat picking along with Clarence White and others. These led to the likes of Tony Rice, Norman Blake etc. He was a wonderful cross picker with the pick too. He played electric in a country band in his early says. A national treasure. Was lucky to see him perform and meet him at the 2004 Merlefest. :)
@freedapeeple4049
5 жыл бұрын
I just found out Doc Watson had an honorary Doctorate in Music. Doc really was a Doctor!
@Head318Hunter
6 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this performance. I actually posted this very video to Facebook several years ago. Doc Watson was so so good.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@TheAcworthdude
6 жыл бұрын
Tony Rice is another great Blue Grass player
@PK1971PK
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed! I believe there are some videos out there of Doc and Tony playing together.
@ddumonceaux5451
6 жыл бұрын
Tony is the best flat picker of all time is the G.O.A.T. For sure !!!!
@allenmartin9900
6 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity of playing Tony’s guitar but definitely no magic in my hands
@allenmartin9900
6 жыл бұрын
My dad loved Docs picking and shared his music because he knew how good he was and I’m happy to see Doc here on your channel
@BirdDogg
6 жыл бұрын
We played a show with Tony once, one of the most memorable shows of my life.
@kodiakfamily8032
6 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite videos you have done! Thank you for pointing out things that never would have caught before. One and the other aspects of Doc Watson is flatpicking. He has such a clean quick technique with an equally impressive melody. I think that's my favorite part of Doc Watson I like to listen to. Thanks again!
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@mandymine4963
5 жыл бұрын
I discovered Doc on L.A.public radio when I was in High School in the late 60s-loved him and still do. Love how respectful and reverent your presentation is.
@JackCerro
6 жыл бұрын
Leo Kotke tells a story of being on stage with Doc Watson. He finished tuning his guitar, then Doc reaches over and tweaks the high E. As Leo tells it, he's never been able to get that string tuned right since.
@matthewhorizon6050
6 жыл бұрын
Saw Leo play in the middle of the woods in some old tiny abandon church in Delhi NY. His playing was incredible that night -- what an experience! At one point, he said "This is one of the most horrifying places I've ever been to in my life, let alone played at -- its like sleepy hollow meets the evil dead." After the show we stayed at a motel that looked like a setting for a triple homicide! It was definatly a breeding grounds for serial killers. Although, great finger pickin and horn slide from Leo!
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Haha nice!
@tablature6121
6 жыл бұрын
Ron Thomason of Dry Branch Fire Squad bluegrass band tells of the surreal experience of going to see Doc at his home in Deep Gap, NC. After driving up the long, gravel driveway to his remote abode, there's Doc on the roof of his humble home, adjusting the T.V. antenna.
@ralphtemple6204
5 жыл бұрын
I love it!
@yesyoumay
5 жыл бұрын
Good one! Had a blind teacher for music appreciation long ago. It was amazing all the subtle differences in sound he could detect!
@dielauwen
6 жыл бұрын
he is wonder, Asked why he performs he said "I have a family to support" hence the great playing.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
👍
@scray00
3 жыл бұрын
Ty for this in depth break down. I don’t know a thing about playing a guitar, and you taught me some of the technical reasons I like his. All I know is when I have doc and his son Merle playing, it doesn’t matter what kind of crappy day I’ve had, it’ll have me toe tappin and smiling from ear to ear. They were those kind of people. There’s some old footage of doc and Merle (docs son) together. Look for stuff prior to merle’s passing in 85. Merle was as good as doc and said to be one of the best slide guitar players as well. You’ll have to get back to me and see what you think 😉
@johnderekmitchell1510
5 жыл бұрын
As always a great breakdown 👍. The respect you have for the legends that came before is a refreshing change.
@tommyculver6771
5 жыл бұрын
I knew Doc pretty well. We weren't BFFs or anything, but we were friends and worked together occasionally. We never got to really play music together, although I used to pick a bit with his grandson, Richard on occasion for fun. Doc practiced CONSTANTLY. I've never seen a guy practice so much. I think the only time he was ever without a guitar in hand or one nearby was at the local barber shop. If he was without an instrument within arms reach, he was generally a bit fidgety and grumpy. He would bore of conversation easily (unless he was telling stories); as he just wanted to play. His hands were better than eyes. He could touch a piece of wood and tell you exactly, in detail, what it was. His ears were so good he could recognize you, by name, via your footsteps. If I can't find you on Facebook, you find me and I'll tell you some stories!.... 🤘
@wingsofpegasus
5 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@jimmoulton9878
4 жыл бұрын
neat stories, I love Doc's music.
@graysonbyrd7538
3 жыл бұрын
Stories like these are amazing. Thank you for sharing. I am a huge fan of docs, but I’m only 22 years old. Will be showing my kids a lot of doc one day. Thanks again
@wandatowellable
6 жыл бұрын
Doc Watson's cover of Matty Groves is brilliant. Excellent video again!!!
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@rustyherndon5141
2 жыл бұрын
Doc was a gift from God. Be grateful that you lived in his time
@watsjd1
5 жыл бұрын
Doc was the best of the "thumb and one" players; also, he revolutionized the flatpicking world. I tried desperately for years to play runs and crosspicking like Doc, but could never get there. What you said about practice is true to a point, but I think some people have a special gift, and Doc was one of those. Sorry to disagree with you. Please don't ban me :)
@daltonbrennan8242
4 жыл бұрын
I think you're right. Someone can practice for hours everyday for years and they won't get anywhere near someone who has the gift.
@keeganbluegrass
4 жыл бұрын
Him and his icon Merle Travis were the greatest in that. Practice is still part of it, I've thought maybe the willpower to practice so often and not give up is a gift itself.
@bartlettohio
6 жыл бұрын
I had the honor and pleasure of seeing Doc and his son Merle at least 6 times. Ohio University in Athens Ohio was on the folk/blues circuit. What you can't see here was Doc's humor. He joked constantly...a total showman. Leo Kottke is the same way...a joke or wise crack and then off they go...and the sound live from 10 or 15 feet away !
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Cool!
3 жыл бұрын
This two-finger technique was called Travis-picking. It was made popular by Merle Travis. Peter, Paul, and Mary were also using this quite a lot. Doc Watson mastered it, but he was not the inventor. I am pretty sure that this was an old folk style discovered by multiple people long time ago...
@billsmith513
3 жыл бұрын
One of the first was Maybelle Carter, originator of the "Carter scratch." Her version was slightly different in that she put the finger pick over the nail on her index finger and "frailed" the strings, as opposed to picking them.
@susanalexander6721
3 жыл бұрын
Robert Johnson?
@paulfoster8404
Жыл бұрын
Yea there was a female old black blues lady I cant think of her name but she played the two finger technique so no telling how far back it goes
@FlaschDJ
Жыл бұрын
@@paulfoster8404Elizabeth Cotton? < Let’s not forget later fingerpicking masters like Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler. >
@FlaschDJ
Жыл бұрын
@@susanalexander6721Mississippi John Hurt played nice alternating bass guitar.
@mindfulskills
Жыл бұрын
I saw Doc several times in the 70's and 80's, and I was never disappointed. I'm a long-time guitar player myself, and while I never actually handled one of his guitars, I was told that Doc's high E string was something like a .13 or .14, so he's playing with pretty heavy strings. There are lots of players with the dexterity and independence to play this song who still can't reproduce the fullness of Doc's sound, and I believe that the string gauge has a lot to do with it.
@georgemanos754
Жыл бұрын
Definitely! But I havent't gone over .12 myself!
@aaronbredon2948
Жыл бұрын
My mother had a 1930s Bauer - a relatively small guitar with really deep resonant sound. The big difference is the really thin wood compared to modern acoustic guitars.
@mkivy
4 жыл бұрын
Talent man talent. I wish I could have taken u on the blues train 🚞...it doesn’t have to have shredding dale stack Marshall’s and 19k guitars...thank you Doc Watson! Believe me...he sees his music 🎼...hope u are well Fil...
@banjoist123
2 жыл бұрын
When they recorded Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Doc played a take on a particular song first time through dead solid perfect. The engineers had to ask him to do it again because they didn't have the equipment all set up. Which he did, dead perfectly. You can recognize his tone and attack while flatpicking almost immediately it is so clean and true, solid. I read somewhere that he was sighted at birth but lost his vision to some disease in childhood. RIP Doc.
@TRIChuckles
Жыл бұрын
Age 5. I THINK.
@MisterRlGHT
Жыл бұрын
My favorite part of that recording is a snippet overheard between songs where Merle Travis & Doc Watson meet for the first time. As the technique in this video shows, Travis was a huge influence on Doc, but their paths hadn't crossed before. Travis says something along the lines of "I sure do admire your fine guitar picking, Doc," and Doc replies, "I like yours so much, I named my boy after you."
@metropolis-vq4ml
2 жыл бұрын
I was privileged to hear Doc live on many, many occasions, perhaps as many as 50 times, sometimes in really small venues with less than 200 people. I met and spoke with him on a handful of occasions and he was just an old boy from NC. My brother played the cuts from "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" album and he was in town that night in '73. Never missed him again until he stopped touring anytime he came to town, which was at least yearly. I have some great stories of him. My favorite was being on the front row of the hall (as usual), about 3 feet from the stage and he sat about 3-4 feet back - we were behind the speaker array so we actually heard the real guitar and the amplification was behind us... time came for the show and nothing, plue five minutes, ten minutes and his grandson walked him out and he sat down and settled himself and said, "Well, I thought someone was going to be out here to introduce me, but, well, I reckon you know who I am. If you came tonight expecting some sort of fancy show, well, you're gonna be disappointed, but if you just want to hear and old feller sit here and pick a guitar like he was in your living room, well, we're going to have a good time." And he launched into a solo performance of, of all things, "Knights in White Satin," and it was one of the most moving and stunning moments of my rich musical life. Doc was a national treasure!
@rickyp73
6 жыл бұрын
Doc has a very special and intricate way of guitar playing that is really neat and all his own...infinite kudos indeed.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
👍
@ronvonryan
6 жыл бұрын
I think you will find that it was not 'all his own' and in fact the great Merle Travis also used that playing style, they both could play with just a thumb and one finger what it took other great guitarist a thumb and three or even four fingers to do.
@KStewart-th4sk
6 жыл бұрын
+Ron Ryan Well, you certainly can't say Doc SAW Merle Travis doing it!!!
@ronvonryan
6 жыл бұрын
I did not say that Doc' copied Merle, I just stated that the style that Doc' used was not 'all his own' (as you said), and I would bet that if you go back to the 1930's there were Blues players who also used the same method albeit without a thumb pick. I met and talked with John Lee Hooker and watched him play here in England in the Sixties, and he played with just his thumb and one finger (without a pick), so the style was and still is widely used.
@rosezingleman5007
5 жыл бұрын
Ron Ryan That’s one of the reasons he named his son Merle.
@JorgeOstos
6 жыл бұрын
Fil, you should react to sister Rosetta Tharpe. Great video mate!... Waiting for Richie Kotzen.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
She's here!
@philipjohnson2928
5 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't love Doc? How many people wish they have seen him live?PJER
@ohzeldaoh2276
5 жыл бұрын
Philip Johnson I blessed to have seen him many times as we all lived in the Blue Ridge mountains of Watauga county, NC.
@thomasfarmer1730
4 жыл бұрын
I'm a metal head...but dig this guy very very much.
@1deadtoe707
4 жыл бұрын
The first time I saw Doc, he and Merle opened a show for Tom Rush and Gordon Lightfoot. It was one of the best concerts I have ever been too. The thing is , it only cost 2 bucks to see that show...of course that was a long long time ago.
@edfinleymusic9256
11 ай бұрын
I saw Doc and Merle in the 70's at the sub at MSU in Bozeman Montana, I was a dream I was in a band binging on will the circle be unbroken album. We were inspired !! as they started the show some members of the audience were being boisterous, he stopped playing and said if you don't listen your going to miss part of the song. That worked and we didn't part of any song. Doc set me free
@buckhendrix
6 жыл бұрын
Gotta correct you on the name "Doc." It had nothing to do with Sherlock Holmes.During a live radio broadcast at the O.P. Lutz Furniture Store in Lenoir, NC (my hometown), Doc Watson received his nickname when an announcer mispronounced his name and someone in the audience yelled, “Just call him Doc.” The building still stands there and Doc played many times on the streets with a tin cup attached to his guitar.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Cool! Yeah I wasn't sure about it! 😅
@aaroncaudle1408
4 жыл бұрын
yeah prolly bc of the character off of sherlock though
@TheNewHugeCountryBoys
3 жыл бұрын
@@aaroncaudle1408 No.
@EvilSkeptic
5 жыл бұрын
Other two-finger pickers were Merle Travis and Rev Gary Davis. To me, it's sort of like a magic trick. They get so much out of so few fingers. Also, Doc Watson is known as a great flat picker.
@dennisjohndreher7258
6 жыл бұрын
Wow, love Doc Watson. Check out a rare video of Doc, Leo Kottke and Chet Atkins playing " The last steam engine". Tragically Doc lost his son and playing partner Merle in a tractor accident. Love them both.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion!
@smonk4473
6 жыл бұрын
I don't think Mr. Watson ever hit a bad note. Listen to the album "Doc and Merle Watson Live on Stage" and try to find one. He could get the sound out of an acoustic guitar better than anyone who ever played. He was a great finger picker, but when it comes to flat picking there is Doc Watson and then there is everyone else. #Black Mountain Rag.
@vintagestrings6
6 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@JoeandAngie
6 жыл бұрын
i love his flat-picking the most!
@keeganbluegrass
4 жыл бұрын
Theres a tape of Doc with Don Reno flatpicking live in 1969, 2 of the greatest pioneering flatpickers.
@jerrymorelock3136
4 жыл бұрын
Was fortunate to see Doc and Merle perform in the Appalachian State University gym in 1973 after Doc received an honorary degree earlier that day. A highlight of my life.
@Pickinwilly71
6 жыл бұрын
Great job man, love Doc Watson! Really enjoy your videos.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@yesyoumay
5 жыл бұрын
Doc started out as a one man band playing on the streets in his region of N. Carolina. That may have been the factor that inspired him to try and maintain continuity/synchrony between the playing and singing that you discuss. He was a remarkable man! As you mentioned, he could produce that clear vibrant sound on a guitar that few others could match. He was quite intelligent and had a diverse interest in music of all types. As a child he attended a school for the blind for several years away from home. This was a similar experience to another great blind American musician Ray Charles. I often wondered if these two great musicians, of the same approx. time period, knew much of each other's work or even got together at some point? When he died Bob Dylan said something like "he could play guitar like water running" In a current top bluegrass tune "The Guitar Song" played and sung by Del McCoury and Joe Mullins, Del mentions playing with the great man at a festival in Calif. and Joe chimes in..."Doc Watson was the coolest" That about sums him up! Another great guitarist you may want to examine (you probably know about him already but I'll mention) was Wes Montgomery. To me, Wes was the greatest jazz guitarist. He had some unusual methods too....playing with his thumb (sorry I'm not a player, just a listener, so don't know all the specifics) Doc had an interesting biography "Blind But Now I See" written by Kent Gustavson. Keep up the good work Pegasus!
@wingsofpegasus
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@richeaton7436
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Fil! I grew up in Elizabethton, TN, just over the mountain from Deep Gap. Pre- his Newport break (late 50s early 60s), Doc used to busk on the street corner on the weekends there. I can remember him and his cigar box. Beginning late in the 70s would see him regularly at The Down Home Pickin' Parlor (the original name) in Johnson City, TN. The 'Home is a great intimate 75 seat room. I have seen many greats there over the years. Doc at least 5 times, New Grass Revival 3-4 times, The Metropolitan Blues All-Stars every time they were there, Townes, Emmy Lou, the list is endless... Oh yeah, Sam Bush April Fools Day, this year. Great venue. Did I say, intimate? Check it out. Sitting at the feet of a legend. Doc Watson - Deep River Blues - The Down Home Johnson City TN 12-30-2009 kzitem.info/news/bejne/rq9nqquGpXh3bGU RIP Doc (and Merle). Thanks. Cheers, and Thanks, Fil! Sonny, Monte, and Doc in a week? What's next? David Grissom? Tab Beniot??? lolol
@arnett23me58
6 жыл бұрын
Ric Heaton Nice to see someone on here so close to where I live (Johnson City). What are the best venues in over here to see some rock/metal acts as well as to see some local bands?
@richeaton7436
6 жыл бұрын
Arnett, honestly, I just would not know. I've lived in Raleigh, NC since '82, and shows at The Down Home, and the Rhythm n Roots Festival in Bristol in September, are pretty much what music I see there. Here in Raleigh, with 3 major universities(and suspect around ETSU in JC), there are tons of rock (and I assume metal. not my thing) venues. Just saw John Hiatt with Sonny Landreth/Goners here in a really nice 600 seat venue, last month. Sorry I have no info for you. But, if you are new to the JC area, I would say, seek out Ridgewood Barbeque, Watauga Lake, Elk River Falls(in Elk Park, NC)... & this place, of course downhome.com/ I recommend the Nachos... lol Good Luck
@arnett23me58
6 жыл бұрын
Ric Heaton Thank you so much. God Bless
@richeaton7436
6 жыл бұрын
Blues with a twang Thinking about the 'Home spurred some memories. Saw these guys every time I could, over the years. (defunct now) Tons of fun prattle between tunes and Caroline Dahl on piano n Rodney Hatfield on Harp, my absolute favorite. The Metropolitan Blues All-Stars Night Patrol kzitem.info/news/bejne/tneOnKaEq2Rmo4o Blues Harmonica Solo kzitem.info/news/bejne/wJiYq2l6kWd4q20 and he's a pretty good artist, too www.selbyfleetwoodgallery.com/artists/statement_and_bio/rodney_hatfield Cheers!
@codyharrell7505
6 жыл бұрын
This is so great. I live in JC and got to see Doc a few times at The Down Home. Even got to have a convo with him and my buddies and he said we should start a band if we are into good music like that.
@albertkolb2265
5 жыл бұрын
I love learning about awesome guitar people. Thank you
@kensod6034
6 жыл бұрын
I'm going back to muscle schouls...... Brotherrrrrr.... Blue River...
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
👍
@the1bluesman
3 жыл бұрын
Docs picking style is known as "Travis" picking named for the late great Merle Travis
@Chrisjude100
3 жыл бұрын
In reality, they cannot be lumped together. Their styles were each unique. Merle especially, had a three voice technique which Doc didn't usually use (too jazz influenced, he liked to stay country) and Doc was in any case more of a flatpicker. Even Thom Bresh (Merle's son) drew this distinction. "Carter picking" as a moniker applies much more to Doc's style.
@bud3094
6 жыл бұрын
Fil,.. You have done it again! You are 100% class act Brother.. Doc was the very best in his genre.. Your knowledge of music, in my opinion is outstanding, keep them coming! Maybe you should have a look at Tony Rice.. Blessings Brother
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sam, will do!
@gxtmfa
4 жыл бұрын
You know as a budding young guitarist, I felt it was important to point out what the greats did that was “wrong” so I could develop a solid foundation of the fundamentals. Now that I’m quite a bit better at guitar, I appreciate what you’re doing a lot more. There are so many ways to approach the guitar that I am only just starting to approach. It’s like starting over, but it’s also super refreshing. I guess my point is, I really appreciate what you’re doing here.
@danielrichardson5629
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Fil! Really appreciate it! Doc's flat picking is also stellar! I've been pretty lucky to get to hang with several awesome bands with some serious talent here in Texas, of all different styles, and like you said the amount of practice is unbelievable. I have even known a couple of guys that actually slept with their guitars and if they woke up they would practice a lick or two. Sadly for Doc, he lost his son Merle in a tractor accident in 1985 and he was awesome in his own right. Thanks again Fil! edit; Check out Merle Travis when you get a chance!
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@DavidMFChapman
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for these videos. Wow! I never knew he used a thumb and one finger. I saw Doc Watson perform live exactly once, at Café Hibou in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on October 15, 1969. The Who were playing at the Capitol Theatre that night (4 months before Live at Leeds). I tried to get in but it was sold out, so I decided to go to le Hibou instead. I had never heard of Doc Watson. I was blown away.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@chadhyde50
6 жыл бұрын
Love some Bluegrass! Started playing it back in 93 and still find myself ringing out some Foggy Mountain Breakdown to this day. I'm primarily into Blues now, but Grass will always be in my heart good job my friend.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@danbee998
6 жыл бұрын
MAB did the same thing; i.e. he veered off that road to hone his speed skills. Watson did his thing. All good. Great video and analysis, Fil. Technically, playing blind, flawlessly, and signing is very difficult. There was a KZitem video of a guy covering Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (playing guitar and singing). One of the most technically difficult things done for a musician. The guitar intro for this song is very challenging. Singing vocals with it, wow.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@maketcher1974
6 жыл бұрын
I've been looking forward to you reacting to Doc Watson for a while. I've been listening to Doc for more than thirty years. He's the single biggest influence on how I play guitar.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@Voirreydirector
6 жыл бұрын
You are right it's Appalachian bass line playing, some say. Some people don't know he hurt his right hand when he was a boy and though he recovered I think that is where he discovered that cool muting. Peter Tork could completely replicate Doc in his own teaching videos. I am so glad you are showing these and laying it down about how much work it is to get as rev Peyton says Front Porch Trained.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@qwertylang108
Жыл бұрын
First of all he is flatpicker, you should watch him picking!
@eddietruly8807
6 жыл бұрын
Mr Lonesome Mountain Blues. ..Doc is a ICON
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
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@gregmardon6973
6 жыл бұрын
This was pure joy, what a lot of fun to watch him and to think that his blindness he overcame. I mean to say that it wasn't an obstacle really for him and he proved what years of hard work can ultimately produce, awesomeness♡
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
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@sbardellajulio3114
6 жыл бұрын
🎼👍🎵🎼great video 🙋🤘 Blessssss the artist 🙏 😎 Bluesssss great & great bluessss
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
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@PK1971PK
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing Doc! This song reminds me of the Mississippi John Hurt vid I linkede to a day or two ago--a lot of similarities I hadn't noticed before--but MJH is much more gentle and laid back.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
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@d.dedrick7991
5 жыл бұрын
Your right, Fil, about the "Gift from God" myth. While top musicians, obviously, were born with a good ear/ love of music, hence, "musicality," what's much MORE important, IMO, is the fact that they possess an above average amount of drive, tenacity, persistence, discipline, etc, as well as having a "thick skin", because, even the BEST usually claim that they, too, experienced some sorts of rejection during their long careers.These types of very fortunate blends of personality characteristics, in addition to any raw natural ability, are the true "Gifts from God" that separates them from most other musicians, &, in general, people...🎵🎸🎶🎹🎻🎵
@wingsofpegasus
5 жыл бұрын
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@ohzeldaoh2276
5 жыл бұрын
Lived in Boone, North Carolina for years in the late ‘70s when Boone was a tiny university hippie town. We used to see Doc and Merle regularly. Just down the mountain Merlefest has grown so big. Great stuff. Great times.
@Cadysaccount
4 жыл бұрын
My wife and I saw Doc on many occasions in California from the early 80's though the late 90's. The last time he was touring with David Grisman and Jack Lawerance promoting the album "Doc & Dawg". I still listen to that album regularly. Grisman has covered so much musical ground it is hard to fathom. You should listen to Grisman's "Dawg 90" and of course "Grateful Dawg" with Jerry Garcia.
@garylaverty6607
6 жыл бұрын
Another great analysis video. Coming from a rock/metal background, I hadn't heard Doc Watson before now. Impressive technique indeed. Now I'm off to find out more. Every day's a school day. Thanks Fil.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gary!
@stephens9462
6 жыл бұрын
Gary Laverty Black Mountain Rag and Nashville Pickin
@garylaverty6607
6 жыл бұрын
@@stephens9462 cheers mate, I'll go check them out.
@roygarrett1663
6 жыл бұрын
Happy to have seen him many times in the states. He was such an excellent and personable person. Glad you explored his music. Norman Blake was another of the states great innovators of southern playing.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@Mycroftsbrother
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I've seen Norman Blake too, many times at small venues... amazing. Sitting eight feet away right in front of the sound hole! Doc was an original and Merle was no slouch either.
@TrampMachine
2 жыл бұрын
I love Doc, grew up with that kinda music. I really appreciate my dad playing guitar for me when I was little.
@DaveJudd
6 жыл бұрын
Love Doc Watson and his son who sadly died in a tractor accident on the family farm.Both amazing players.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Amen.
@elephantsmemory3142
4 жыл бұрын
He named his son after Merle Travis and so did Chet Atkins
@kathlelan
3 жыл бұрын
I adore Doc Watson. His pickin' was just as good as it could get. His playing and singing still get to me so deeply - and Deep River Blues is one of those songs that many guitar players try to play. It's a classic. I wish he didn't have to leave us. He is so missed. Words fail me here in trying to say how I feel. He was a national treasure. And, one more thing, he only had one son, Merle, who died in 1985 in a tractor accident, had played with his dad for a long time. Doc was able to keep going and I don't know how. I don't think I could have done that. The heartbreak. Jack Lawrence and Doc's grandson helped him to overcome.
@vilstef6988
2 жыл бұрын
Doc said in an interview, when Merle died, the heart went out of him.
@kathlelan
2 жыл бұрын
@@vilstef6988 It pains me to think of what Doc went through.
@RexBarca
6 жыл бұрын
Never heard Doc before, mightily impressed. I can't even see the lead lines being played, has that economical.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
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@OldinMariner
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your work on these videos, I just found you yesterday and kind if binged on them. I last played in junior High and was not very good but have always loved music. I love that you are showing the older players, and sharing them with us I hope I find something on Robert Johnson here also. i know he did not start the blues but I think he was one of the first to be revered for his playing and singing of the blues.
@robertstroud8156
4 жыл бұрын
I once heard a bluegrass artist state that people thought he was just born with a gift. He said that people don’t realize he practiced 6 to 7 hours a day. I got to see Doc several times...very humbling.
@johnmiller1620
6 жыл бұрын
Doc's right hand technique is in a tradition, it's not unique to him. Blues fingerpicking, whether done by white or black players abounds in people who picked everything in the right hand with thumb and index finger. Merle Travis played that way, as did Rev. Gary Davis. People in that style who used more than thumb and index were in the minority.
@rydelhernandez
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Fil! I always love it when you do country reactions! Been watching this of Dolly Parton’s performance of “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” live with her guitar, and she just seems to play and sing it soo interestingly even with those nails! Would love it if you did a reaction to her in this video: kzitem.info/news/bejne/k42asJyGjYZyao4 Sorry, best one I could find.
@ralphtemple6204
5 жыл бұрын
Doc Watson was an education for guitarists. Listen. Then listen again. And play with your eyes closed. And then realize you'll never be as good as Doc Watson.
@wingsofpegasus
5 жыл бұрын
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@ziblot1235
5 жыл бұрын
Doc Watson is my favorite guitarist. The most innovative, best ear, just a real wizard. Thanks to "wings" for recognizing so many unknown and early artists. A very nice and respectful guy. Yeah...Doc was a "monster" Unreal. They all copied him.
@williamlevine2864
2 жыл бұрын
Who is the pretty blond girl in a wheelchair in photo following Wings of Pegasus analysis of Doc Watson
@1satisfiedmind
5 жыл бұрын
Love Doc, what a treasure he was. Glad to see this.
@gangnamstylegrandpa6352
5 жыл бұрын
Doc Watson is the Poster Child of real American music ! When it comes to American folk style mountain music , he is the King ! The guitar is his voice , in addition to the fact his vocals blend so perfect with his guitar . I learned this tune after I heard Doc do it the first time , it just stuck with me , and I had to learn it . I will never be able to do it as good as him ! He is the Master !
@wingsofpegasus
5 жыл бұрын
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@BoxcarJohnnie
3 жыл бұрын
Doc Watson actually changed my way of guitar playing, i have been playing with eyes shut since 1980. As a Busker I had people say 'You can't play with closed eyes, prople will steal your kitty, and Yes, in California, people will steal from a Busker and then Brag about it on Facebook. I took Music at Baylor University, Waco Texas, in 1958-1960, but this was Violin Lessons; in 1963 I took Guitar Lessons and by 1965 Grandmother bought me a Gibson ES 330 and a Gretsch 10 Watts amplifier, but after Crosby-Stills-Nash record I bought a Epiphone Round Shoulder Acoustic 1958 model and played Acoustic .
@PozerAdultRacingTeam
6 жыл бұрын
Even more impressive because he is blind.
@vilstef6988
2 жыл бұрын
Rev Gary Davis was dismissive of Fulton Allen's (Blind Boy Fuller's) guitar skills. I think Davis was jealous of Allen's vocal skills.
@johnnyterry8571
3 жыл бұрын
Truly love your appreciation for the music no matter what genre the fact you appreciate what they are doing 100% props
@markbrownner6565
5 жыл бұрын
am so much enjoying your detailed videos on great country and bluegrass players....reminds me of the old lovin spoonful song Nashville cats...they pick more notes then there are ants on a Tennessee ant hill..!!
@wingsofpegasus
5 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@BillM1960
6 жыл бұрын
I wish you had done "Tennessee Stud" (maybe consider it) instead but this might be more representative of his capability. His is an Icon. I have seen him maybe 10 times in southern VA, NC and eastern TN. His son Merle also a great died in a tractor accident. They are missed.
@smokindauberdoo4204
6 жыл бұрын
Bill Mayhew Tennessee stud is long and lean. ;-')
@harolddiaz1224
6 жыл бұрын
That tractor accident story could be false
@BillM1960
6 жыл бұрын
Why would it be Harold? You think there is a conspiracy around Merle's death?
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Amen.
@Chrisjude100
3 жыл бұрын
Two candidates for your treatment, if I may; Norman Blake (flatpicking), and Joseph Spence (fingerstyle)
@genebrenner855
6 жыл бұрын
I learned to play this from this video or ones like it. But to get Doc's sublime swing and super clean playing is the hard part. It's his amazing feel that jumps out.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
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@rosscampbell1173
Жыл бұрын
Merle Travis picked with only thumb and forefinger too, yet people have “Travis picking “ videos using “the sensible” finger picking method.
@billbones1000
6 жыл бұрын
Good one! I've been studying and playing doc's arrangements for 20 years! My right hand is still not even close.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@brianhearon1930
3 жыл бұрын
Sierra Hull (collaborates alot with Billy Strings) covers Doc's "Walk on boy"that's very impressive.Doc's one of my favorites.Yeah,I'm pretty old.
@mikejohnson5837
6 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this post very much. Have listened to Doc Watson ever since I was a little boy. A very great talent.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@estelleadamski308
Жыл бұрын
You don't know ppl from the South! In that time period, they were most likely very religious , yes, they worked yrs. at their craft, but, they never take the credit for themselves, they KNEW it was a God-given talent to begin with. Take Glen Campbell, he never boasted, nor most of the early Rock N Roll artist, who were most likely as not, ALL.from the south in the USA.Jerry Lee Lewis, did boast, I admit.
@ulexite-tv
2 жыл бұрын
I loved him and saw him live many times. He was so good, and so perfect in his playing. It was astonishing.
@Ptpop
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been working on playing this song and Ready For The Times To Get Better for about nine years now. I’m decent at both and play them when I perform but they are anywhere near as good as Doc’s.
@rosezingleman5007
5 жыл бұрын
I was blessed to grow up with Doc (and Merle) in my living room whenever they were in town. He was friends with my parents and you can hear Doc mention my dad on the Legacy double CD. And you’re sort of right Fil about his nickname, but he told us that it was during his first stage performance playing electric(!) rockabilly at a dance that his friend was introducing him onstage and said, “We can’t call you Arthel...” and an audience member shouted “call him Doc.” But Doc was known to tell different versions of the same story pretty often. I saw him last about a month before his death with my adult sons. I was only five when I met him! I’d *love* to see you do a video on Merle Watson’s slide guitar playing. I really like your analysis.
@citizenjoevotes
5 жыл бұрын
Rose Zingleman the stories people share is part of why Fil's channel is so special. What special memories, thank you!
@wayneconn1079
4 жыл бұрын
So glad you met him . Whatva gift from god he was 😊
@iangray7410
2 жыл бұрын
The comment about how important sight is to a guitarist is one I take issue with. Touch typists don't look at the keyboard. Classical guitarists often don't look at their hands (too busy reading the page)...why, I bet even Tommy Tedesco didn't have to look. I certainly don't. I am pretty accurate with unsighted playing on a range of instruments from mandolin to electric bass. Knowing the feel of the instrument is so liberating as one can watch others' fingers and lips. The guitar technique should be automatic without thought given to accurate finger placement. BTW, I am Mr. Claire Lynch, live in a household of musical instruments, and have had the good sense to not think I had the chops to pick with any of the pro players who came through our Nashville home. Y'all also might like to know about Gallagher Guitars, who have risen from the ashes of the shop in Wartrace (that's "War Trace" not "Wart Race). Jim Hurst will be among the participants of the May 13-15, 2022 celebration of Don Gallagher's retirement and his passing the torch to the new Murfreesboro Gallagher Guitars company.
@timgelder4263
6 жыл бұрын
I havent thought about Doc in a while,thanks wings! The world needs more Doc Watsons, God bless him
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@rede5426
Жыл бұрын
Check Samson & Delilah/If I had my way by Reverend Gary Davis. Most of the early greats, Doc, Merle and Davis all play thumb and one finger.
@bluecottagepickinmattriley8113
6 жыл бұрын
great job fil. Saw doc a couple of times at the bottom line in nyc. Always fantastic, great video and presentation.
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@dougieh9676
2 жыл бұрын
Doc is sooooooo badass‼️ Great choice to analyze. ❤️❤️❤️ Love your channel. I was a little skeptical of your channel at first, but your choice in music is great!!! Keep up the good work ☮️
@dwaynewladyka577
6 жыл бұрын
This is a great guitar player, who is so adapt at different styles. I heard from somewhere that Rory Gallagher was influenced by Doc Watson. Can you do an analysis video on Lightning Hopkins? Cheers Fil!
@wingsofpegasus
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Can do!
@marions.120
2 жыл бұрын
I always loved listening to Doc and his son Merle, awesome stuff! ✌️😎🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
@belascialoja4812
5 жыл бұрын
Super job, Fil! Some don't know that young Arthel Watson wasn't born blind, that he was (I think) about seven when he lost his sight. Also an interesting thing -- Doc started his pro career playing a Les Paul in a country/swing band. At one time, the group temporarily lost their fiddler, and Doc was already so good with a flatpick, he played fiddle tunes on the Les Paul, and people responded like crazy. From there, he (and soon, his son Merle) were on the new booming folk music circuit, and then on to relative stardom. Merle studied guitar a bit with Mississippi John Hurt, and played that style expertly. Unlike Doc, Merle used a thumbpick and two metal fingerpicks. On stage, the two often played a medley of harmonized fiddle tunes, using flatpicks: Salt Creek; Red Haired Boy; Black Mt. Rag. A rare treat is Doc Watson's beautiful old-time banjo playing - he's one of the best ever. Homespun Tapes (online) has an audio-only educational set of Doc & Merle Watson, teaching some of their best stuff. This (I think) is from about 1979 or '80, not long before Merle was killed. Good stuff, worth buying just to hear Doc talk!
@wingsofpegasus
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@harry9392
Жыл бұрын
I discovered Doc Watson through Tony Polocastro's Acustic Tuesday you tube show a few years ago, and it just made me think how I wasted many years just strumming when I could have learned this stile I am 65 in July I don't have 10 years to learn Doc's Style but I am enjoying his legacy he would have been 100 this week A great musician my God bless him
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