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Doc Watson

Doc Watson was born on 03 Mar 1923 in Deep Gap, North Carolina US. His birth name was Arthel Lane Watson. His is also called Doc Watson.

Doc Watson is an American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. He has won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Doc Watson released the following albums including On Stage (1990), The Essential Doc Watson (1990), Southbound (1990), Old Timey Concert (1991), Doc Watson (1991), Riding the Midnight Train (1993), Portrait (1993), On Praying Ground (1993), My Dear Old Southern Home (1993), Memories (1993), The Watson Family (1994), Docabilly (1995), The Vanguard Years (1995), Home Again (1996), Good Deal! Doc Watson In Nasvhille (1996), Doc Watson & Son (1997), The Best Of Doc Watson 1964-1968 (1999), Sings Songs for Little Pickers (2000), Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998 (2000), Doc Watson at Gerdes Folk City (2001), Then & Now/Two Days in November (2002), Elementary Doc Watson (2002), Songs From Home (2002), Tennessee Stud (2003), Then & Now (2003), Trouble in Mind: Doc Watson Country Blues Collection (2003), Doc Watson (Vanguard Visionaries) (2007) and Americana Music Series: Best of (2008).

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On Stage
May 1990
  1. Brown's Ferry Blues
  2. The Wreck of the 1262
  3. Spikedriver Blues
  4. Deep River Blues
  5. Life Gits Teejus Don't It
  6. Lost John
  7. Hold the Woodpile Down
  8. Billy In the Low Ground
  9. I Am a Pilgrim
  10. The Clouds Are Gwine To Roll Away
  11. Windy and Warm
  12. Doc's Guitar (Instrumental) (Instrumental)
  13. Open Up Them Pearly Gates for Me
  14. The Preacher and The Bicycle
  15. Jimmy's Texas Blues
  16. Banks of the Ohio
  17. Roll On Buddy
  18. Southbound
  19. Wabash Cannon Ball
  20. When the Work's All Done This Fall
  21. Little Sadie (Live)
  22. The Quaker's Cow
  23. Salt River / Bill Cheatham (Instrumental) (Instrumental)
  24. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
The Essential Doc Watson
Oct 1990
  1. Tom Dooley
  2. Alberta
  3. Froggie Went A-Courtin'
  4. Beaumont Rag
  5. St. James Hospital
  6. Muskrat
  7. Down In The Valley To Pray
  8. Blue Railroad Train
  9. Rising Sun Blues
  10. Shady Grove
  11. My Rough And Rowdy Ways
  12. The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
  13. Black Mountain Rag
  14. I Was A Stanger
  15. Blueridge Mountain Blues
  16. Country Blues
  17. Groundhog
  18. Little Orphan Girl
  19. Blackberry Blossom
  20. Going Down This Road Feeling Bad
  21. Rambling Hobo
  22. Little Omie Wise
  23. Handsome Molly
  24. Whitehouse Blues
  25. I Want To Love Him More
  26. Way Downtown
Southbound
Oct 1990
  1. Walk On Boy
  2. Sweet Georgia Brown - Instr.
  3. Southbound
  4. Windy And Warm
  5. Call Of The Road
  6. Tennessee Stud
  7. That Was The Last Thing On My Mind
  8. Little Darling Pal Of Mine
  9. Nothing To It - Instr.
  10. Riddle Song
  11. Never No More Blues
  12. Nashville Pickin' - Instr.
Old Timey Concert
Sep 1991
  1. Introduction
  2. New River Train
  3. What Does the Deep Sea Say
  4. Sunny Tennessee
  5. Walkin' In Jerusalem
  6. Sittin' On Top of the World
  7. Pretty Little Pink
  8. My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains
  9. Slewfoot
  10. Little Orphan Girl
  11. Long Journey Home
  12. Rank Stranger
  13. Crawdad
  14. Fire On the Mountain
  15. Eastbound Train
  16. On the Banks of the Old Tennessee
  17. Mountain Dew
  18. Corrina Corrina
  19. Footprints In the Snow
  20. I Saw a Man At the Close of the Day
  21. Cackling Hen
  22. Wanted man
  23. Way Downtown
  24. Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Doc Watson
Nov 1991
  1. Nashville Blues
  2. Sitting On Top Of The World
  3. Intoxicated Rat
  4. Talk About Suffering
  5. Born About Six Thousand Years Ago
  6. Georgie Buck
  7. Doc's Guitar
  8. Deep River Blues
  9. Country Blues
  10. Black Mountain Rag
  11. Little Omie Wise
  12. St. James Hospital
  13. Tom Dooley
Riding the Midnight Train
Oct 1993
  1. The Old Home
  2. Greenville Trestle High
  3. Highway of Sorrow
  4. Fill My Way With Love
  5. We'll Meet Again Sweetheart
  6. Riding That Midnight Train
  7. Stone's Rag Doc Watson
  8. Ramshackle Shack
  9. Midnight on The Stormy Deep
  10. Baby Blue Eyes
  11. What Does the Deep Sea Say
  12. Let the Church Roll On
  13. Sweet Heaven when I Die
Portrait
Oct 1993
  1. I'm Worried Now
  2. Nobody Knows But Me
  3. Leaving London
  4. Stay In The Middle Of The Road
  5. Risin' Sun Blues
  6. George Gudger's Overalls
  7. Tucker's Barn
  8. Storms On The Ocean
  9. Prayer Bells Of Heaven
  10. Tough Luck Man
  11. She's Gone Away
  12. Country Blues
  13. Blue Eyed Jane
On Praying Ground
Oct 1993
  1. You Must Come in at the Door -
  2. Precious Lord
  3. On Praying Ground
  4. I'll Live On
  5. Gathering Buds
  6. Beautiful Golden Somewhere
  7. I'm Gonna Lay My Burdens Down [*]
  8. We'll Work 'Til Jesus Comes
  9. The Ninety & Nine
  10. Farther Along
  11. Christmas Lullaby
  12. Did Christ O'Er Sinners Weep
  13. Uncloudy Day
My Dear Old Southern Home
Oct 1993
  1. My Dear Old Southern Home
  2. The Ship That Never Returned
  3. Your Lone Journey
  4. My Friend Jim
  5. No Telephone In Heaven
  6. Dream of The Miner's Child
  7. Wreck of the Number Nine
  8. Grandfather's Clock
  9. Don't Say Goodbye If You Love Me
  10. Sleep Baby Sleep
  11. Signal Light
  12. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
  13. Life Is Like a River
Memories
Oct 1993
  1. Rambling Hobo
  2. Shady Grove
  3. Wake Up, Little Maggie
  4. Peartree
  5. Keep On The Sunny Side
  6. Double File and Salt Creek
  7. Curly Headed Baby
  8. Miss The Mississippi and You
  9. Wabash Cannonball
  10. My Rose Of Old Kentucky
  11. Blues Stay Away From Me
  12. Walkin' Boss
  13. Make Me A Pallet (Fix Me A Pallet)
  14. In The Jailhouse Now
  15. Steel Guitar Rag
  16. Hang Your Head In Shame
  17. You Don't Know My Mind
  18. Moody River
  19. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
  20. Columbus Stockade Blues
  21. Mama Don't Allow No Music
  22. Thoughts Of Never
The Watson Family
Oct 1994
  1. Ground Hog
  2. Every Day Dirt
  3. Bonaparte's Retreat
  4. The House Carpenter
  5. I'm Troubled
  6. Your Long Journey
  7. When I Die
  8. That Train That Carried My Girl From Town
  9. Down the Road
  10. The Lone Pilgrim
  11. Texas Gales/Blackberry Rag
  12. Darling Corey
  13. The Triplett Tragedy
  14. Muddy Roads
  15. The Lost Soul
  16. Keep in the Middle of the Road
  17. The Old Man Below
  18. Pretty Saro
  19. Cousin Sally Brown
  20. Look Down That Lonesome Road
  21. Doodle Bug
  22. Rambling Hobo
  23. The Cuckoo
  24. Frosty Morn
  25. Shady Grove
  26. Southbound
Docabilly
Apr 1995
  1. Shake, Rattle And Roll
  2. Walking After Midnight
  3. Heartbreak Hotel
  4. My Special Angel
  5. Just A Little Too Much
  6. What Am I Living For
  7. Bird Dog
  8. Little Things That Mean A Lot
  9. Train Of Love
  10. Thunder Road / Sugarfoot Rag
  11. Love Is A Lonely Street
  12. Singing The Blues
The Vanguard Years
Nov 1995
  1. Rambling Hobo
  2. Train That Carried My Girl From Town (Live)
  3. The Coo Coo
  4. Reuben's Train
  5. Hick's Farewell
  6. Grandfather's Clock
  7. Beaumont Rag
  8. Farewell Blues
  9. Footprints In the Snow
  10. Intoxicated Rat
  11. Talk About Suffering
  12. Omie Wise
  13. Country Blues
  14. Black Mountain Rag
  15. Doc's Guitar
  16. Deep River Blues
  17. Muskrat
  18. Dream Of The Miner's Child
  19. Rising Sun Blues
  20. Otto Wood the Bandit
  21. Little Sadie Doc Watson
  22. Windy And Warm
  23. Tennessee Stud
  24. Blue Railroad Train
  25. Down In the Valley To Pray
  26. Dill Pickle Rag
  27. The F.F.V.
  28. Childhood Play
  29. Streamline Cannonball Doc Watson
  30. Old Camp Meeting Time
  31. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
  32. The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band
  33. New River Train
  34. Rank Stranger
  35. Corrina Corrina
  36. What Does The Deep Sea Say
  37. There's More Pretty Girls Than One
  38. Way Downtown
  39. Brown's Ferry Blues
  40. Spike Driver Blues (Live)
  41. Roll On Buddy
  42. I Am a Pilgrim
  43. Wabash Cannonball
  44. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
  45. The Lawson Family Murder
  46. The Cuckoo Doc Watson
  47. Alabama Bound
  48. Bye Bye Bluebells (Live)
  49. Kinfolks In Carolina (Live)
  50. San Antonio Rose (Live)
  51. Blow Your Whistle Freight Train (Live)
  52. Cannonball Rag (Live)
  53. I Am A Pilgrim (Live)
  54. Arrangement Blues (Live)
  55. I Got A Pig At Home In A
  56. My Rough And Rowdy Ways (Live)
  57. Deep River Blues (Live)
  58. Banks Of The Ohio (Live)
  59. A-Roving On A Winter's Night (Live)
  60. Southbound (Live)
  61. Memphis Blues (Live)
  62. Salt Creek / Bill Cheatham (Live)
  63. Brown's Ferry Blues (Live)
  64. Windy And Warm (Live)
Home Again
May 1996
  1. Down In The Valley To Pray
  2. Georgie
  3. The Old Man Below
  4. Katie Morey
  5. F.F.V.
  6. Winter's Night
  7. Dill Pickle Rag
  8. Sing Song Kitty
  9. Froggie Went A-Courtin'
  10. Pretty Saro
  11. Childhood Play
  12. Rain Crow Bill
  13. Matty Groves
  14. Victory Rag
Good Deal! Doc Watson In Nasvhille
Sep 1996
  1. Alabama Jubilee
  2. Streamline Cannonball
  3. Peach Picking Time In Georgia
  4. June Apple
  5. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
  6. Memphis Blues (Remix)
  7. The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
  8. Old Camp Meeting Time
  9. Bye Bye Blues
  10. Shady Grove
  11. Blackberry Rag
  12. The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band
  13. Rainbow
  14. Step It Up And Go
Doc Watson & Son
Apr 1997
  1. Muskrat
  2. Weary Blues
  3. Medley: Fiddler's Dream / Whistling Rufus / Ragtime Annie (Raggedy Ann)
  4. Dream Of The Miner's Child
  5. Rising Sun Blues
  6. Mama Blues
  7. We Shall All Be Reunited
  8. Little Stream Of Whiskey
  9. Little Sadie
  10. Beaumont Rag
  11. Otto Wood The Bandit
  12. Faithful Soldier
  13. Memphis Blues
  14. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
The Best Of Doc Watson 1964-1968
Apr 1999
  1. Muskrat
  2. Country Blues
  3. Rising Sun Blues
  4. Tennessee Stud
  5. Down In the Valley To Pray
  6. Dill Pickle Rag
  7. Otto Wood the Bandit
  8. Windy And Warm
  9. Little Sadie
  10. Blue Railroad Train
  11. Omie Wise
  12. Intoxicated Rat
  13. Tom Dooley
  14. Alberta
  15. Beaumont Rag
  16. Shady Grove
  17. My Rough and Rowdy Ways
  18. The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
  19. Grandfather's Clock
  20. Grandfather's Clock
  21. The Cyclone of Ryecov
  22. Doc's Guitar
  23. Crawdad Hole
Sings Songs for Little Pickers
Apr 2000
  1. Talkin' Guitar
  2. Mole In The Ground
  3. Mama Blues
  4. Froggy Went A-Courtin'
  5. The Riddle Song
  6. Sing Song Kitty
  7. John Henry
  8. Sally Goodin
  9. The Crawdad Song
  10. And The Green Grass Grew All Around
  11. Liza Jane
  12. The Tennessee Stud
Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998
Jul 2000
  1. Windy & Warm
  2. June Apple
  3. Stone's Rag
  4. Victory Rag
  5. Nashville Pickin'
  6. Medley: Fiddler's Dram/Whistling Rufus/Ragtime Annie (Raggedy Ann)
  7. Billy In The Lowground
  8. Rainbow
  9. Salt River/Bill Cheatham
  10. Lonesome Banjo
  11. Texas Gales
  12. Tucker's Barn
  13. Cannonball Rag
Doc Watson at Gerdes Folk City
Sep 2001
  1. Little Sadie (Live)
  2. Blue Smoke
  3. St. Louis Blues
  4. John Herald Introduction
  5. Sing Song Kitty (Live)
  6. The House Carpenter
  7. Liberty
  8. The Old Wooden Rocker
  9. Milk Cow Blues
  10. Tragic Romance
  11. The Dream of the Miner's Child (Live)
  12. The Wagoner's Lad
  13. Cannonball Rag
  14. The Lone Pilgrim
  15. The Roving Gambler
Then & Now/Two Days in November
Feb 2002
  1. Bonaparte's Retreat
  2. Milkcow Blues
  3. Bottle of Wine
  4. Match Box Blues
  5. Freight Train Boogie
  6. If I Needed You
  7. Frankie and Johnny
  8. Summertime
  9. That's All
  10. Corrina, Corrina
  11. Meet Me Somewhere in Your Dreams
  12. Old Camp Meetin' Time
  13. Rain Crow Bill
  14. Walk on Boy
  15. Poor Boy Blues
  16. I'm Going Fishing
  17. Kinfolks in Carolina
  18. The Last Thing on My Mind
  19. Lonesome Moan
  20. Medley: Little Beggar Man/Old Joe Clark
  21. Kaw Liga
  22. Three Times Seven
  23. The Train That Carried My Girl from Town
  24. Snowbird
  25. Doc's Rag
Elementary Doc Watson
Apr 2002
  1. Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
  2. The Last Thing On My Mind
  3. Freight Train Boogie
  4. More Pretty Girls Than One
  5. I Couldn't Believe It Was True
  6. Summertime
  7. Worried Blues
  8. Interstate Rag
  9. Three Times Seven
  10. Treasures Untold
Songs From Home
Oct 2002
  1. My Creole Belle
  2. T For Texas
  3. Big Sandy / Leather Britches
  4. Shady Grove
  5. Matchbox Blues (Live)
  6. Rambling Hobo
  7. Southbound Passenger Train (Live)
  8. Little Beggar Man / Old Joe Clark
  9. Wild Bill Jones
  10. Bonaparte's Retreat
  11. Wake Up Little Maggie
  12. Double File & Salt Creek
  13. Daybreak Blues (Live)
  14. Peartree
  15. My Rose of Old Kentucky
  16. St. James Hospital / Frosty Morn
  17. Freight Train Boogie
Tennessee Stud
Jan 2003
  1. Tennesse Stud (With Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
  2. Freight Train Boogie
  3. Milk Cow Blues
  4. Doc's Rag
  5. My Rose Of Old Kentucky
  6. Double File/Salt Creek
  7. Blues Stay Away From Me
  8. Mama Don't Allow No Music
  9. Darlin' Cory
  10. God Holds the Future
Then & Now
Feb 2003
  1. Bonaparte's Retreat
  2. Milkcow Blues
  3. Bottle Of Wine
  4. Match Box Blues
  5. If I Needed You
  6. Frankie & Johnny
  7. That's All
  8. Corrina, Corrina
  9. Meet Me Somewhere In Your Dreams
  10. Old Camp Meetin' Time
  11. Rain Crow Bill
Trouble in Mind: Doc Watson Country Blues Collection
Apr 2003
  1. Sitting On The Top Of World
  2. Gambler's Yodel
  3. Rain Crow Bill
  4. My Little Woman, You're So Sweet
  5. Lost John
  6. Anniversary Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel)
  7. Memphis Blues
  8. Stackolee
  9. Worried Blues
  10. Spike Driver Blues
  11. Honey Babe Blues
  12. White House Blues
  13. Country Blues
  14. Little Sadie
  15. Deep River Blues (On Stage)
  16. Georgie Buck
  17. Never No More Blues
Doc Watson (Vanguard Visionaries)
Jun 2007
  1. Country Blues
  2. Rising Sun Blues
  3. Little Sadie
  4. Muskrat
  5. Dill Pickle Rag
  6. Beaumont Rag
  7. Shady Grove
  8. Black Mountain Rag
  9. Tennessee Stud
  10. Windy And Warm
Americana Music Series: Best of
Jul 2008
  1. Slidin' Delta
  2. My Dear Old Southern Home
  3. Country Blues
  4. You Must Come In At The Door
  5. Greenville Trestle High
  6. Bright Sunny South
  7. Let the Church Roll On
  8. My Little Woman, You'Re So Sweet
  9. Watson's Blues
  10. Wreck of the Number Nine
  11. Solid Gone
  12. Whiskey Before Breakfast
  13. What Does the Deep Sea Say
  14. Your Lone Journey
Songs
  1. Hicks' Farewell
  2. Blues Stay Away from Me
  3. A-Rovin' On A Winter's Night
  4. Cyclone of Ryecov
  5. Jimmie's Texas Blues
  6. Keep on the Sunny Side
  7. Little Maggie
  8. Maggie Walker Blues
  9. Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
  10. Miss the Mississippi and You
  11. My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains
  12. Talk About Sufferin'
  13. That Old Wooden Rocker
  14. Train That Carried My Girl from Town
  15. What Does The Deep Sea Say? (Where Is My Sailor Boy?)
  16. You Don't Know My Mind Blues
  17. Hang Your Head in Shame
  18. Will the Circle be Unbroken
  19. Columbus Stockade
  20. Everyday Dirt
  21. Anniversary Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel)
  22. In the Jailhouse Now