Two Days in November

Last updated
Two Days in November
TwoDaysInNovember.jpg
Studio album by
Released1974
StudioJack Clement Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre Folk, blues, newgrass
Label Poppy Records
Producer Jack Clement
Doc Watson chronology
The Essential Doc Watson
(1973)
Two Days in November
(1974)
Memories
(1975)

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.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]

In an AllMusic review, the music critic Lindsay Palmer wrote of the album, "Doc Watson's amplified approach to traditional melodies as well as the reworking of cover material is decidedly modern, yet the interpretations directly hark back to their acoustic counterparts... Seasoned as well as developing enthusiasts of bluegrass, newgrass, traditional country, and Americana agree that Doc & Merle Watson developed and created some of their finest music in the early to mid-'70s..." [1]

At the Grammy Awards of 1975, Two Days in November won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.

Reissues

Sugar Hill Records re-issued versions, which excluded some tracks, of both Two Days in November and Then and Now in 1994. BGO Records released both with additional tracks from The Elementary Doctor Watson! in 2002. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Walk on Boy" (Mel Tillis, Wayne Walker) 2:44
  2. "Poor Boy Blues" (arranged and adapted by Doc Watson and Merle Watson) 2:18
  3. "I'm Going Fishing" (arranged and adapted by Doc Watson) 2:40
  4. "Kinfolks in Carolina" (Merle Travis) 2:28
  5. "Lonesome Moan" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Doc Watson) 2:51
  6. "Medley: Little Beggar Man/Old Joe Clark" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Doc Watson) 2:07
  7. "Kaw-Liga" (Fred Rose, Hank Williams) 2:44
  8. "Train That Carried My Girl from Town" (Traditional; arranged by Watson) 2:55
  9. "Snowbird" (Gene MacLellan) 2:51
  10. "Doc's Rag" (Doc Watson) 1:44

Personnel

Related Research Articles

Doc Watson American guitarist, songwriter and singer

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's fingerstyle 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.

Merle Watson North Carolina bluegrass and folk musician

Eddy Merle Watson was an American folk and bluegrass guitarist. He was best known for his performances with his father, Doc Watson. Merle played and recorded albums together with his father from age 15 until his death in a tractor accident 21 years later. Merle was widely recognized as one of the best flat-picking and slide guitarists of his generation. MerleFest, one of the world's largest and most-prestigious folk music festivals, is held annually in Wilkesboro, NC and is named in his honor.

<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>Reflections</i> (Chet Atkins and Doc Watson album) 1980 studio album by Chet Atkins and Doc Watson

Reflections is a recording by American guitarists Chet Atkins and Doc Watson. The two musical legends team up on ten songs.

<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>Southbound</i> (Doc Watson album) 1966 studio album by Doc Watson

Southbound is the second studio album by American folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1966.

<i>Doc Watson in Nashville: Good Deal!</i> 1968 studio album by Doc Watson

Doc Watson in Nashville: Good Deal! is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1968.

<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>Memories</i> (Doc Watson album) 1975 studio album by Doc Watson

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.

<i>Lonesome Road</i> (album) 1977 studio album by Doc Watson and Merle Watson

Lonesome Road is the title of a recording by Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1977.

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

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.

<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>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>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.

<i>Songs from Home</i> 2002 compilation album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

Songs from Home is the title of a recording by the American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 2002. It contains tracks from Watson's years on the Poppy and United Artists labels plus four previously unreleased tracks.

<i>Black Mountain Rag</i> 2006 compilation album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

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.

<i>Sittin Here Pickin the Blues</i> 2004 compilation album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson

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".

References

  1. 1 2 Palmer, Lindsay. "Two Days in November > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. Allmusic entry for compilation release.