Watson,Doc Definitive CD

This 2-CD set, for the first time, anthologizes both the Vanguard Records and Sugar Hill Records periods of Docs discography in one compilation. Covering the years 1962 to 2005, this compilation succinctly encapsulates what made Doc Watson so special. Whether he was covering a traditional song hundreds of years old or taking a turn on brand new composition, Doc authenticated everything he touched. And despite his world renown as a first-rate guitar player, one that influenced a wide swath of players who followed behind him, his honeyed, welcoming voice was equally idiosyncratic. Doc was a brilliant anomaly: here was a legendary man that was as easy with an entire audience as if he was conversing with his next door neighbor. If there ever was an Americana royalty, this blind man from Deep Gap, NC a man whose professional career didn't start until he was nearly forty Doc Watson was as fit to wear a crown as any musician.

1. The Cyclone of Rye Cove [Live] 2. St. Louis Blues [Live] 3. The House Carpenter [Live] 4. The Wagoner's Lad [Live] 5. Anniversary Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel #7) [Live] 6. Sitting on Top of the World 7. Black Mountain Rag 8. Country Blues 9. Weary Blues 10. Little Sadie 11. Dream of the Miner's Child 12. Southbound 13. Tennessee Stud 14. Blue Railroad Train 15. Georgie 16. Katie Morey 17. Matty Groves 18. Whistlin' Rufus/Ragtime Annie 19. Big Spike Hammer 20. Listening to the Rain 21. Willie Moore 22. My Rough and Rowdy Ways 23. The Wreck of the Number Nine 24. Omie Wise [Live] 25. Shady Grove 26. Watson's Blues 27. Slidin' Delta 28. Bright Sunny South 29. Greenville Trestle High 30. I'm Going Back to the Old Home 31. George Gudger's Overalls 32. The Ninety and Nine 33. Your Lone Journey 34. Whiskey Before Breakfast