Dog Watson,T. Michael Coleman/CA,USA 1982

Do you know Doc Watson? . . It’s a cool item. However, it is a very good item. Doc Watson is a blind American folk, country, and bluegrass singer who is also a master of acoustic guitar cross-picking. With just one guitar, everything from elaborate bass lines to solo phrases can be heard all at the same time. This concert is a trio consisting of two guitars and bass without drums. The father-son co-starring with Doc’s son Merle Watson, who has worked together in the past, is a perfect fit. Marle is also an expert on the guitar and dobro, as good as his father, and the best part about listening to the father-son guitar collaboration is the sound quality with excellent resolution, with Marle on the left and Marle on the right on the stereo soundboard. This trio is an outstanding combination no matter what they play, from trad to country blues, and the dazzling guitar solos that dance in response to Doc’s call of “Marle” are exquisite. And the guitar played by Satsuki and her son in the instrumental is a masterpiece. This is definitely a must-have item for those who like early Bob Dylan, the Byrds with Clarence White, Richard Thompson, and Fairport Convention. The master was long enough to fit on one CD due to tuning etc. between songs, but we carefully edited the gaps between songs and put it on one CD (of course, the songs are uncut). Unfortunately, a few years after this concert, Marle suddenly passed away in an accident, so Doc & Marle’s father-son collaboration is a valuable sound source. Recorded Live at The Saddle Rack, San Jose, CA, July 26, 1982 EXCELLENT Soundboard Recording // Pre-Broadcast Reel // 70 min KFAT Fat Fry No. 36 pre-broadcast production reel 1. Intro 2. SHADY GROVE 3. BIG SANDY (Instrumental) 4. OLD JOE CLARK (Instrumental) 5. JOHN HURT 6. MILK COW BLUES 7. IF I NEEDED YOU 8. UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE (Instrumental) 9. CYPRESS GROVE 10. SMOKE SMOKE 11. SUMMERTIME 12. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN (Instrumental) 13. SADIE 14. NINE POUND HAMMER 15. WINDY AND WARM 16. NATURAL BORN GAMBLIN’ MAN 17. BILL CHEATHAM (Instrumental) 18. SALT CREEK 19. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM 20. DON’T THINK TWICE IT’S ALRIGHT 21. TENNESSEE STUD 22. MINGLEWOOD BLUES 23. PEACH PICKING TIME IN GEORGIA 24. LOVE ME 25. BLUE SUEDE SHOES 26. TUTTI FRUTTI 27. WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON encore 28. DIXIE Doc Watson – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica Merle Watson – acoustic guitar T. Michael Coleman – electric bass, backing vocal