I like a lot of his other work, liked seeing him live, loved interviewing him the one time i got to do it, and peter keane and i used his version of blue railroad train as the theme song to our live radio show. Assisted by merle watson, the program flows from lightning fast hoedowns such as browns ferry blues, where watson picks lightning fast with a dexterity that is almost unbelievable. Arthel lane doc watson march 3, 1923, deep gap, north carolina may 29, 2012, winstonsalem, north carolina was a guitar player, banjo player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. The doc watson country blues collection or simply trouble in mind is the title of a recording by american folk music and country blues artist doc watson, released in 2003. Spike driver blues, a song by jean ritchie and doc watson on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Provided to youtube by smithsonian folkways recordings spike driver blues jean ritchie and doc watson jean ritchie and doc watson at folk city. Complete your jean ritchie and doc watson collection. Doc watson country blues collection doc spike driver blues. Doc watson folsom prison blues great american music hall san francisco, ca, 04241975 set 1. Watsons flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional american music are highly regarded. Spike driver blues music and lyrics mississippi john hurt original transcription unknown updated and augmented by jeff t mississippi john hurt would play this while tuned up a 12 step the equivalent of playing with a capo on the first fret the. The doc watson family doc watson smithsonian folkways american roots collection various artists 50. Watch the steel wheels channel doc watson with stunning spike driver blues paste magazine the steel wheels release the best album of their career no depression video premiere.
Doc watson on stage featuring merle watson spike driver blues lyrics spike driver blues is found on the album doc watson on stage featuring merle watson. Doc watson was an american guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Doc watson the vanguard years music skip to main content. John henry was a steel drivin boy but he went down yes, he went down he went down break take my hammer and give it to the capt. A miner was leaving his home for his work when he heard his little child scream. Doc watson and merle watson spike driver blues paste. John henry was a steel drivin boy but he went down yes, he went. Got the blues cant be satisfied by doc watson and merle watson 1979. Check out spike driver blues live by doc watson on amazon music. Watson won seven grammy awards as well as a grammy lifetime achievement award.
Provided to youtube by universal music group spikedriver blues doc watson merle watson doc watson on stage. Jean ritchie and doc watson at folk city by jean ritchie. Doc watson spikedriver blues lyrics doc watson on stage track list. Spike driver blues, a song by jean ritchie and doc watson. Heres an exclusive recording of doc watson playing spike driver blues in 1970. The song was performed by the new riders of the purple sage in 2010. As for spike driver blues, it was one of the two john hurt pieces available to the general run of new. Hard luck poppa counting his toes you can smell his feet wherever he goes lord, lord, got those browns ferry blues hard luck poppa dont do. Complete song listing of doc watson on doc watson songs list covid19. Mississippi john hurt samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Countryfolk master doc watson brought hurts style to wide. Doc watson 1964 nashville blues, sitting on the top of the world, intoxicated rat, country blues, talk about sufferin, born about six thousand years ago, black mountain rag, omie wise, georgie buck, doc s guitar, deep river blues, st. From the album doc watson 1964 doc is often seen playing in e without a capo.
In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. We have an official deep river blues tab made by ug professional guitarists. Arthel lane doc watson born march 3, 1923 is an american guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. One of doc watson s finest later records, doc watson on stage is a virtual travelogue of his entire career in one record, almost a greatesthits record, live.
Watson won seven grammy awards as well as a grammy lifetime achievement. He has won seven grammy awards as well as a grammy lifetime achievement award. He worked as a sharecropper and began playing at dances and parties, singing to a melodious fingerpicked accompaniment. Spike driver blues by jean ritchie and doc watson pandora. Spike driver blues grateful dead family discography. Spike driver blues live by doc watson on amazon music. Spike driver s blues john hurtdave van ronk may 22, 2016 elijah wald this was the first piece dave van ronk taught me, and felt like deja vu, since its very similar to ninetynine year blues, the first fingerpicking piece my earlier guitar teacher taught me. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1928 youtube. Watson s flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional american music are highly regarded. But dave started all his students on spike driver, and i was there for my first lesson, so thats what he gave me. Spike driver blues was first recorded by mississippi john hurt on december 28, 1928.
Spike driver blues lyrics doc watson john henry was a steel drivin boy but he went down yes, he went down he went down break take my hammer and give it to the captn. It contains recordings by watson in the country blues style. Doc watson the guitar of doc watson the legacy of doc watson the songs of doc watson the songs of doc watson the earliest book on doc s playing style. Song information for spike driver blues doc watson on allmusic. The doc watson country blues collection or simply trouble in. Doc watson trouble in mind the doc watson country blues.
Doc watson spikedriver blues mp3 download and lyrics. Jean ritchie and doc watson jean ritchie and doc watson. Read about spike driver blues from doc watson s trouble in mind and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Doc played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but was best known for his flatpick work. View a different instruction book by picking it from this list. Fingerpicking, flatpicking and slide play like a legend. Doc watson on stage featuring merle watson doc watson. John smith hurt march 8, 1893 november 2, 1966, better known as mississippi john hurt, was an american country blues singer and guitarist raised in avalon, mississippi, hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. It is an adaptation of the traditional song john henry. Spike driver blues lyrics doc watson cowboy lyrics. The steel wheels spike driver blues paste studio nyc new york, ny, 06072017.
Doc watson performs deep river blues in the dvd doc s guitar. Spike drivers blues john hurtdave van ronk old friends. Arthel lane doc watson march 3, 1923 may 29, 2012 was an american guitarist, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. Doc watson trouble in mind lyrics and tracklist genius.
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