These 2002 live recordings capture the guitar virtuoso on the heels of his sixth Grammy win (out of eight), showcasing his trademark wit, charm and prodigious musical gifts. Regarded as the father of modern day Bluegrass flat-picking, Doc Watson creates the easy intimacy of a back-porch performance as he walks his adoring audience through a musical history lesson encompassing Shady Grove, T for Texas, Black Mountain Rag and Nights in White Satin. Recorded during Doc s final two Bottom Line engagements - just before, and shortly after, his 79th birthday.
DOC WATSON (March 3, 1923 May 29, 2012) "As Bill Monroe is 'The Father of Bluegrass Music', and Earl Scruggs, 'The Father of The Three-Finger Style of Banjo Playing in Bluegrass', I consider Doc Watson to be 'The Father of Modern Day Flat-Picking Acoustic Guitar Style' that is so prevalent in Bluegrass." RICKY SKAGGS
TRACK LISTING:
DISC ONE: 01. Shady Grove 02. Dream Of The Miner s Child 03. Train Whistle Blues 04. CC Rider 05. Doc Tells Stories 06. Workin Man Blues 07. South Coast 08. Stand By Me 09. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor 10. I Am A Pilgrim 11. Nothing To It 12. I m A Stranger Here 13. Florida Blues 14. Intro: I ll Never See My Home Again 15. I ll Never See my Home Again 16. Stony Creek 17. T For Texas 18. Ready For The Times To Get Better 19. Nights In White Satin 20. Black Mountain Rag 21. Bye Bye Blues
DISC TWO: 01. Introduction 02. Telephone Girl 03. Hannah - 2:51 04. Freight Train 05. Daybreak Blues 06. Walk On Boy 07. Summertime 08. Black Mountain Rag 09. Little Sadie 10. Corrina, Corrina 11. Eastbound Freight Train 12. Eight More Miles To Louisville 13. St. James Infirmary Blues 14. Trouble In Mind 15. In The Pines 16. Movin On 17. Florida Blues 18. You re Not A Drop In The Bucket 19. Leading West 20. Kinfolk In Carolina 21. I Got the Blues and I Can t Be Satisfied 22. Alabama Jubilee