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| Released | June 12, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Folk, blues | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
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Vanguard Visionaries is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 2007.
Vanguard Records had a high profile during the 1960s folk revival and released music by many folk artists such as Watson, Odetta, John Fahey and many others. To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Vanguard has released a series of artist samplers called Vanguard Visionaries from the 1960s and early-'70s era. It contains a small track listing and all the tracks are available on other compilation packages.
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Steve Leggett wrote of the album "A true American treasure, Watson recorded some ten albums for Vanguard in the 1960s beginning in 1964, each full of his rich, everyman singing and startling guitar and banjo skills. This brief sampler is representative of Watson's work with the label..." [1]
All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.
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The Vanguard Years is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 1995.
Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998 is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 2000. It contains instrumental tracks from Watson's 1964 to 1998 recordings.
Doc Watson at Gerde's Folk City is the title of live recordings by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 2001. The recordings are of Watson's first solo public performances, recorded in 1962 and 1963 at Gerde's Folk City. The tracks were never released prior to 2001.
Watson Country is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1996.
The Essential Doc Watson is the title of a recording by Doc Watson, released in 1973. It was originally released as a double-LP.
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.
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Blues, Rags and Hollers is the first album by the American country blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover, released in 1963.
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Vanguard Visionaries is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 2007.
Vanguard Visionaries is a compilation album by American banjoist Alison Brown, released in 2007.
The Vanguard Visionaries series is a collection of artist samplers released by Vanguard Records to celebrate the company's 60th anniversary.