Doc Watson discography

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Doc Watson discography
Studio albums38
Live albums16
Compilation albums23
Singles14

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.

Contents

Studio and live albums

YearAlbumChart positions
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 47193
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)
2017Bear's Sonic Journals: Never the Same Way Once(live) [1]

With The Watson Family or The Doc Watson Family

YearAlbum
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)

Collaborations

YearAlbumChart positions
US Bluegrass US Country US
1961Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, Vol. 1(live)
1963Old 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).
1993Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record Volume 2(with Bill Monroe) Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (1993) SFW40064 (Cassette, CD).
1994Original 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)
2003The Three Pickers(with Earl Scruggs and Ricky Skaggs)224179

Compilations

YearAlbumChart positions
US Bluegrass
1973The 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
1998Home 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)
2002Then 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
2013The Definitive Doc Watson13

Singles

YearSingle US Country Album
1973"Bottle of Wine" (with Merle Watson)71Then and Now
1978"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (with Merle Watson)88Look Away!

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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.

<i>Then and Now</i> (Doc Watson album) 1973 studio album by Doc Watson and Merle Watson

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.

<i>Two Days in November</i> 1974 studio album by Doc Watson and Merle Watson

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.

<i>The Elementary Doctor Watson!</i> 1972 studio album by Doc Watson and Merle Watson

The Elementary Doctor Watson! is a studio album by the American country music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1972.

<i>Ballads from Deep Gap</i> 1967 studio album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

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.

<i>Doc Watson on Stage</i> 1971 live album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

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.

<i>Doc and Merle Watsons Guitar Album</i> 1983 studio album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

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.

<i>Look Away!</i> 1978 studio album by Doc Watson and Merle Watson

Look Away! is the title of a recording by Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1978.

<i>Live and Pickin</i> 1979 live album by Doc Watson and Merle Watson

Live and Pickin' is the title of a recording by Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1979.

<i>Red Rocking Chair</i> 1981 studio album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

Red Rocking Chair is an album by Doc and Merle Watson, released in 1981 on the Flying Fish label.

<i>Down South</i> (album) 1984 studio album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

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.

<i>Pickin the Blues</i> 1985 studio album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

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.

<i>Riding the Midnight Train</i> 1986 studio album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

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.

<i>The Watson Family</i> 1963 live album by Doc Watson

The Watson Family is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson and The Watson Family, originally released in 1963.

<i>Songs from the Southern Mountains</i> 1994 studio album by Doc Watson, The Doc Watson Family

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.

<i>Remembering Merle</i> 1992 live album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

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.

<i>The Vanguard Years</i> (Doc Watson album) 1995 compilation album by Doc Watson

The Vanguard Years is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 1995.

<i>Watson Country</i> 1996 compilation album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

Watson Country is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">T. Michael Coleman</span> American musician

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.

References

  1. Moses, Desiré (July 26, 2017). "Doc & Merle Watson: Play 'Never the Same Way Once' on New Box Set". The Bluegrass Situation. Retrieved December 17, 2019.