Doc Watson,
No comment.
The mind boggles.
Slan,
D.
fergit that pretender Skaggs guy.
THIS is a true meeting of Giants. Thank the Lord someone had the foresight to roll tape.
With you there so much..
The tradition does carry on though.Ricky ain’t the worse..
Slan,
D. 
High lonesome! Oh yeah. And Doc Watson- great.
My favorites though are the ones with vocals. That’s the way folks still sing around here if you find the right folks, and I love it. Plus, Dad and I use to do the Banks of the Ohio so that’s a particular favorite.
Thanks for the link.
Doc will be at Merlefest in just a few days…but as usual, I can’t afford to go. 
Hope to catch him a little later on in Boone, though. Can’t wait.
Flog your ass, your soul, everything you can reach.
The Doc is 83 this year…last chance to see him.
Once in a lifetime, once..The Doc..?
Slan, D.
when i was at Southern Illinois University… it was during the 80’s, Skaggs’ big country-top-40 period… i took a Music Biz class which involved travel to Nashville once a week to meet with industry bigshots. One of them, when asked about Skaggs, asked the class to turn off any recording devices and then intimated his opinion of Ricky:
“Biggest A$$h*le in Nashville”.
In a town like Nashville, that is saying a lot.
Good picker though…
Harsh.
I have always admired his work with Emmy Lou, his knowledge of old time, his Mando playing.
His version of “Uncle Penn” is to me…the definitive version.
A celebration of life, and an era, more so than some sad lament of an era.
He has recorded some awful shite…but we all gotta eat..or swim.
Slan,
D.
My thinking exactly. Oh, I’ll see him this year, one way or t’other, don’t you worry about that! 
I hope he’ll hang in there a few more years, though…they make 'em pretty tough, hereabouts.
Well I’ve seen The Stones, Santana, B.B.King, Dylan - several times - and a holy host of others.
I would give my left/ right 'nad to be in the same room as the Doc.
Just to say..I was there…same room..same place as a God among men.
A guitar player before it was popular or profitable.
Bit like ITM, back in the day
Slan,
D.
I like all of the many Doc CDs I have but my favourite doesn’t actually feature him much at all, at least not as a virtuoso. It’s The Watson Family where he plays with his extended family. Really raw back porch stuff.
In a very different style, I really like the Rev. Gary Davis.
Ah, Echos of Myles..
i dunno… i’ve heard lots of things over the years, let’s leave it at that.
i much prefer Mike Compton among Monroe-style players, just my preference.
Doc’s awesome though. Another nice duet is his CD with the Dawg.
(Earl, of course, is beyond reproach.)
I’ve got a great Smithsonian CD of Doc and Jean Ritchie. She said it was so funny the first time they met - he was so surprised to find this “little gal’ in New York that knew all the home songs”.
I haven’t had the privilage of seeing Doc in person, but I did get to see Earl a couple of years ago when he was travelling with the Chieftians. My first dulcimer teacher (who is also a fantastic harpist) got to fill in on harp and her “sound check” was playing back up to Earl and “Foggy Mt. Breakdown”.
But for TRUE guitar playing - my favorite was Chet Atkins. Actually, he was my dad’s favorite, and I grew up with those records on constantly. I took dad to a concert Chet did with local Pops the Father’s Day of the year my dad died.