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| The Elementary Doctor Watson! | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | Jack Clement Studio, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Folk, blues | |||
| Length | 39:15 (re-issue) | |||
| Label | Tomato | |||
| Producer | Jack Clement | |||
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The Elementary Doctor Watson! is a studio album by the American country music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1972. [1]
It peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200 chart. [2]
The Elementary Doctor Watson! is Watson's[ which? ] first album after leaving the Vanguard Records label for Poppy Records (Poppy Records' founder Kevin Eggers later started Tomato Records and published many of the Poppy Records catalogue as CDs). It was the first of three successive Watson albums to be produced by Jack Clement. The next two won Grammy awards.
The cover art was created by one of Poppy Records' favoured artists, Milton Glaser, who also employed his font "Glaser Stencil" on the album's back cover.
Doc dedicated the song "Treasures Untold" to his wife Rosa Lee.
Sugar Hill records re-issued The Elementary Doctor Watson! on CD with four bonus tracks.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
AllMusic's Jim Smith called the album "a great Sunday morning record, a genuine pleasure from start to finish." [3]
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.
Will the Circle be Unbroken is the seventh studio album by American country music group The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with collaboration from many famous bluegrass and country-western players, including Roy Acuff, "Mother" Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Merle Travis, Pete "Oswald" Kirby, Norman Blake, Jimmy Martin, and others. It also introduced fiddler Vassar Clements to a wider audience. The album was released in November 1972, through United Artists Records.
The Late Great Townes Van Zandt is a 1972 studio album by Texas singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt. It was the second album that he recorded in 1972, and a follow-up to High, Low and In Between.
Our Mother the Mountain is the second album by country singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt, released in 1969. It is considered to be one of his greatest recordings and features some of his best known works, including "Be Here To Love Me", "Snake Mountain Blues" and "Our Mother The Mountain".
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.
Doc Watson & Son is the self-titled début album by Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1965.
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.
Treasures Untold is the title of a live recording by Doc Watson & Family, recorded at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival. It includes four duets with Clarence White. Watson's son, Merle, was 15 years old at the time of the recording. He later performed numerous concerts and on recordings with his father.
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.
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.
Doc and the Boys is the title of a recording by Doc Watson, released in 1976.
Lonesome Road is the title of a recording by Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1977.
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.
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.
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.
Jack Lawrence is an American bluegrass guitarist. He was Doc Watson's performing partner since the early 1980s. As major influences, Lawrence cites Doc Watson, Clarence White, and Django Reinhardt.
