| Portrait | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Nashville Sound Connection, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Folk, country blues | |||
| Length | 39:31 | |||
| Label | Sugar Hill | |||
| Producer | T. Michael Coleman, Doc Watson | |||
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Portrait is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1987.
Guests include Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush and Mark O'Connor.
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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Charles Samuel Bush is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival.
Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two is a 1989 album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The album follows the same concept as the band's 1972 album, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, which featured guest performances from many notable country music stars.
Blue Country Heart is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album released in June, 2002. It was his first album on a major label since 1980's Barbeque King. Kaukonen did not write any new compositions for the album, and instead played mostly country-blues cover songs. The album features performances by Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Byron House and Bela Fleck, and was nominated for a Grammy award in 2003 for "Best Traditional Folk Album."
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.
Memories is the title of a studio album by American country music artist Doc Watson, released in 1975. It was originally released as a double-LP by United Artists Records. It peaked at No. 47 on Billboard Country Albums charts and No. 193 on the Pop Album charts.
Red Rocking Chair is an album by Doc and Merle Watson, released in 1981 on the Flying Fish label.
Down South is the title of a recording by American folk music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1984.
Pickin' the Blues is the title of a recording 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.
On Praying Ground is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1990.
My Dear Old Southern Home is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1991.
Docabilly is an album by American folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1995.
Doc & Dawg is a 1997 recording by the American folk music artist Doc Watson and mandolinist David Grisman.
Del Doc & Mac is the title of a recording by American folk music artists Doc Watson, Del McCoury and Mac Wiseman, released in 1998.
'Round the Table Again is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson and Frosty Morn, released in 2002. The group, Frosty Morn, was formed by Watson's son Merle shortly before his death in 1985.
Watson Country is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1996.
Black Mountain Rag is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 2006. It contains songs taken from albums that Doc and Merle recorded on the Flying Fish label in the 1980s.
Americana Master Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 2008.
Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 2004. It contains songs taken from albums that Doc and Merle recorded on the Flying Fish label in the 1980s. It contains all the songs from Pickin' the Blues, three from Doc and Merle Watson's Guitar Album, three from Red Rocking Chair and a live version of "Deep River Blues".
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III is the 2002 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. This album reached 18 on the US Country chart. Earlier albums in the series include Will the Circle Be Unbroken and Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume II.
