Doc Watson discography | |
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Studio albums | 38 |
Live albums | 16 |
Compilation albums | 23 |
Singles | 14 |
Doc Watson's discography includes principal albums as a solo artist, as well as with his son Merle Watson, The Watson Family and as collaborator with other artists.
Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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US Country | US | ||
1964 | Doc Watson | ||
1965 | Doc Watson & Son | ||
1966 | Southbound | ||
Home Again! | |||
1967 | Ballads From Deep Gap | ||
1968 | Doc Watson in Nashville: Good Deal! | ||
1971 | Doc Watson on Stage (live) | ||
1972 | The Elementary Doctor Watson! | 44 | |
1973 | Then and Now | 44 | |
1974 | Two Days in November | ||
1975 | Memories | 47 | 193 |
1976 | Doc and the Boys | 41 | |
1977 | Lonesome Road | ||
1978 | Look Away! | ||
1979 | Live and Pickin' (live) | ||
1981 | Red Rocking Chair | ||
1983 | Doc and Merle Watson's Guitar Album | ||
1984 | Down South | ||
1985 | Pickin' the Blues | ||
1986 | Riding the Midnight Train | ||
1987 | Portrait | ||
1990 | On Praying Ground | ||
Songs for Little Pickers (live) | |||
1991 | My Dear Old Southern Home | ||
1992 | Remembering Merle | ||
1995 | Docabilly | ||
1999 | Third Generation Blues | ||
2002 | Legacy | ||
Round the Table Again (live) | |||
2017 | Bear's Sonic Journals: Never the Same Way Once(live) [1] |
Year | Album |
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1964 | Treasures Untold (live) |
1977 | Tradition (live) |
1990 | The Watson Family Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (1990 Reissue of Folkways 2366 from 1963. SFW40012 (Cassette, CD). |
1994 | Songs from the Southern Mountains (live) |
Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
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US Bluegrass | US Country | US | ||
1961 | Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, Vol. 1(live) | |||
1963 | Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, Vol. 2(live) | |||
1967 | Old-Timey Concert (with Clint Howard and Fred Price)(live) | |||
Strictly Instrumental (with Flatt and Scruggs) | ||||
1972 | Will the Circle Be Unbroken (with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) | #1 | #4 | #8 |
1980 | Reflections (with Chet Atkins) | |||
1990 | Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (1990). Reissue of FA2426 from 1963. SFW40005 (Cassette, CD). | |||
1993 | Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record Volume 2(with Bill Monroe) Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (1993) SFW40064 (Cassette, CD). | |||
1994 | Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962 Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine (1994) SFW40029 (Cassette, CD). | |||
1997 | Doc & Dawg (with David Grisman) | |||
1998 | Del Doc & Mac (with Del McCoury and Mac Wiseman) | |||
2003 | The Three Pickers(with Earl Scruggs and Ricky Skaggs) | 2 | 24 | 179 |
Year | Album | Chart positions |
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US Bluegrass | ||
1973 | The Best of Doc Watson | |
The Essential Doc Watson | ||
The Essential Doc Watson | ||
1994 | Original Folkways Recordings: 1960–1962 | |
1995 | The Vanguard Years | |
1996 | Watson Country | |
Then and Now/Two Days in November | ||
1997 | Elementary Doctor Watson!/Then and Now | |
1998 | Home Sweet Home | |
1999 | The Best of Doc Watson: 1964–1968 | |
2000 | Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964–1998 | |
2001 | Doc Watson at Gerdes Folk City (live) | |
2002 | Then and Now/Two Days in November | |
14 Fabulous Tracks | ||
Lonesome Road/Look Away! | ||
Songs from Home | ||
2003 | Trouble in Mind: Doc Watson Country Blues Collection | |
Doc and the Boys/Live and Pickin' | ||
Tennessee Stud | ||
2004 | Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues | |
2006 | Black Mountain Rag | |
2007 | Vanguard Visionaries | |
2008 | Americana Master Series: Best of Doc Watson | |
2013 | The Definitive Doc Watson | 13 |
Year | Single | US Country | Album |
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1973 | "Bottle of Wine" (with Merle Watson) | 71 | Then and Now |
1978 | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (with Merle Watson) | 88 | Look Away! |
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. He won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His fingerpicking and flatpicking skills, as well as his knowledge of traditional American music, were highly regarded. Blind from a young age, he performed publicly both in a dance band and solo, as well as for over 15 years with his son, guitarist Merle Watson, until Merle's death in 1985 in an accident on the family farm.
MerleFest is an annual "traditional plus" music festival held in Wilkesboro, North Carolina on the campus of Wilkes Community College. The festival, which is held the last weekend in April, was hosted by Grammy Award winner Doc Watson prior to his death and is named in memory and honor of his son, Eddy Merle Watson, who died in a farm tractor accident in 1985.
Then and Now is a 1973 studio album by American country music artists, and father-and-son team, Doc Watson and Merle Watson. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording in 1974.
Two Days in November is the title of an album by Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1974. The title refers to the two days it took to complete the recording.
The Elementary Doctor Watson! is a studio album by the American country music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1972.
Ballads from Deep Gap is the second studio album by American folk music artist Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1967. The title references the town Watson was born in — Deep Gap, North Carolina.
Doc Watson on Stage is the title of a live recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1971. It was originally released as a double LP and contained many previously unreleased titles.
Doc and Merle Watson's Guitar Album is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson and Merle Watson, first released in 1983.
Look Away! is the title of a recording by Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1978.
Live and Pickin' is the title of a recording by Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1979.
Red Rocking Chair is an album by Doc and Merle Watson, released in 1981 on the Flying Fish label.
Down South is a recording by American folk music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1984. It has been reissued on CD by Rykodisc and Sugar Hill.
Pickin' the Blues is an album by American folk music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1985. In 2006, it was re-issued on a limited edition, 180 gram all-analog virgin vinyl record from Analogue Productions.
Riding the Midnight Train is the title of a recording by American folk music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1986. It is the last album Merle Watson recorded before he was killed in a tractor accident.
The Watson Family is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson and The Watson Family, originally released in 1963.
Songs from the Southern Mountains is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson and Family, released in 1994. The music is taken from recordings by Eugene Earle and D. K. Wilgus. It contains previously unreleased material from the early 1960s as well as three tracks recorded in 1973. The liner notes are by Watson's daughter Nancy, recalling memories of grandpa Gaither Carlton, the first Watson Family recording session, and the April night that Merle Watson began playing guitar.
Remembering Merle is the title of a recording by American folk music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1992. The songs were all recorded live between 1970 and 1976.
The Vanguard Years is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 1995.
Watson Country is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1996.
Thomas Michael Coleman is an American bass player of bluegrass and folk music. He is best known for work with Doc Watson and the Seldom Scene.