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| Doc Watson | Trouble in Mind - The Country Blues Collection |
| Review by Brenda Hough | |
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Songs: Sittin' On Top of the World Little Sadie Gambler's Yodel Rain Crow Bill My Little Woman Lost John Deep River Blues Georgie Buck Anniversary Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel #7) Memphis Blues Stackolee Worried Blues Spike Driver Blues Never No More Blues Honey Babe Blues White House Blues |
Sugar Hill Records |
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Doc Watson has often been called an American treasure and this retrospective collection certainly provides proof. The earlier release Foundation featured Doc's guitar instrumental work, and this companion CD highlights Doc's blues vocals from 1964-1998. Doc's style is a fusion of country, folk, gospel, and pop but the foundation is the blues. Doc heard many different kinds of music in his growing up years in the 20s and 30s and the country blues music played around Deep Gap, North Carolina was as much of an influence as the Piedmont style played by the black musicians. Doc has included country blues classics such as "Country Blues" from the singing of Dock Boggs and "White House Blues" from Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers. Clarence Ashley taught him "Little Sadie," the classic murder ballad song and Doc's father was the source for the banjo tune "Georgie Buck." Regardless of the song source, Doc Watson makes each song his own. His guitar style is unequalled and several of the songs also feature the blues picking of his son Merle Watson. Not only is this recording a good collection of the best of Doc Watson, it is also a glimpse of the diversity of blues music in America. |
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