DOC WATSON / BLUE GRASS IN CALIFORNIA (1CDR)

Doc Watson - vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Merle Watson - acoustic guitar
T. Michael Coleman - electric bass, backing vocal

1.Intro
2. SHADY GROVE
3. BIG SANDY (Instrumental)
4. OLD JOE CLARK (Instrumental)
5. JOHN HURT
6. MILK COW BLUES
7. IF I NEEDED YOU
8. UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE (Instrumental)
9. CYPRESS GROVE
10. SMOKE SMOKE
11.SUMMERTIME
12. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN (Instrumental)
13.SADIE
14. NINE POUND HAMMER
15. WINDY AND WARM
16. NATURAL BORN GAMBLIN' MAN
17. BILL CHEATHAM (Instrumental)
18. SALT CREEK
19. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM
20. DON'T THINK TWICE IT'S ALRIGHT
21. TENNESSEE STUD
22. MINGLEWOOD BLUES
23. PEACH PICKING TIME IN GEORGIA
24. LOVE ME
25. BLUE SUEDE SHOES
26. TUTTI FRUTTI
27. WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON
encore
28. DIXIE

Do you know Doc Watson? This is a cool item like that. But it's a really good item. Doc Watson was a blind singer who sang American folk, country, and bluegrass, and was also a master of cross-picking on the acoustic guitar. With just one guitar, intricate bass lines and solo phrases pour out one after another. This concert features a trio of two guitars and bass, without drums. The father-son collaboration with Doc's son, Merle Watson, with whom he has teamed up before, is perfectly in sync. Merle is also a master of guitar and dobro, no less than his father, and the father-son guitar duel is the highlight of the concert. The stereo soundboard recording, with Merle on the left and Doc on the right, boasts excellent resolution and sound quality. This trio is an outstanding combination no matter what they play, from traditional music to country blues, and the dazzling guitar solos that flutter in response to Doc's call of "Merle" are superb. And the instrumental performance of the father-son guitars is breathtaking. If you like early Bob Dylan, The Byrds with Clarence White, Richard Thompson, or Fairport Convention, this is definitely a must-have item. The master recording was too long to fit on one CD due to tuning breaks between songs, but the gaps between tracks were carefully edited to fit it all on one disc. Incidentally, a few years after this concert, Marl sadly passed away in an accident, making this father-son performance by Doc and Marl a precious recording.