Jean ritchie and doc watson at folk city by jean ritchie. Doc watson performs deep river blues in the dvd docs guitar. He has won seven grammy awards as well as a grammy lifetime achievement award. 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. Doc watson spike driver blues lyrics lyrics to spike driver blues by doc watson. Song information for spike driver blues doc watson on allmusic. Folk alley 4 stars the steel wheels deliver one of the years finest, most beautifully written and performed americana releases. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. 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 award.
Doc watson and merle watson spike driver blues paste. Spikedriver blues jean ritchie and doc watson, 1963, mississippi john hurt. Provided to youtube by universal music group spikedriver blues doc watson merle watson doc watson on stage. Complete song listing of doc watson on doc watson songs list covid19. Watch the steel wheels channel doc watson with stunning spike driver blues. Hurts renditions of frankie and spike driver blues were included in the anthology of american folk music in 1952 which generated considerable interest. Check out spike driver blues live by doc watson on amazon music. Made famous with renditions by mississippi john hurt, doc watson, jerry garcia, taj mahal, marianne faithfull and many others, spike driver blues. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. A miner was leaving his home for his work when he heard his little child scream. Illustrated mississippi john hurt discography stefan wirz. Read about spike driver blues from doc watson s trouble in mind and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises spike driver blues jean ritchie and doc watson jean ritchie and doc watson at folk city. Check out the steel wheels electrifying cover of the folk standard spike driver blues at the paste studio. Spike driver blues live by doc watson on amazon music. The steel wheels spike driver blues paste studio nyc new york, ny, 06072017. Doc watson the vanguard years music skip to main content. Doc watson performs deep river blues in the dvd doc s guitar. John smith hurt better known as mississippi john hurt, was an american country blues singer. Spike driver blues doc watson sittin on top of the world. Spike driver blues mississippi john hurt okeh 8692 k. Fingerpicking, flatpicking and slide play like a legend.
Doc and merle next venture into blues territory with a fine rendition of mississippi john hurts. 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. 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. 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. Doc played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but was best known for his flatpick work. We have an official deep river blues tab made by ug professional guitarists. Watch the steel wheels channel doc watson with stunning spike driver blues by natalia barr june 9, 2017. 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. John henry was a steel drivin boy but he went down yes, he went down he went down take my hammer and. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared.
Spike driver blues doc watson, merle watson buy this song. Doc watson spikedriver blues mp3 download and lyrics. Pasadena weekly wild as we came here is a real keeper. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we. Spike driver blues mississippi john hurt guitar lesson by joe murphy duration. Jean ritchie and doc watson jean ritchie and doc watson. It contains recordings by watson in the country blues style.
Arthel lane doc watson born march 3, 1923 is an american guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. James hospital, tom dooley southbound 1966 walk on boy. 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. Stream sittin on top of the world by doc watson and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1928 youtube. Hes coming in glory some day doc watson, clint howard, fred price. Doc watson on stage featuring merle watson doc watson. John henry was a steel drivin boy but he went down yes, he went down he went down take my hammer and give it to the captn boys, tell him im gone you can tell him im gone yes, tell him im gone this old hammer done kill john henry and it dont kill me no it wont kill me aint gonna kill me its a long way from east colorado honey, to my home honey, to my home honey, to my home john henry. He worked as a sharecropper and began playing at dances and parties, singing to a melodious fingerpicked accompaniment. Jean ritchie and doc watson at folk city jean ritchie and doc watson this pairing unites two traditional musicians of legendary talent and captures them live in 1963 performing songs like amazing grace, storms are on the ocean, and wabash cannonball. Doc watson country blues collection doc spike driver blues.
Tapes of hurts old 78s circulated among blues collectors. Watson s flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional american music are highly regarded. Jean ritchie and doc watson at folk city smithsonian. Provided to youtube by smithsonian folkways recordings spike driver blues jean ritchie and doc watson jean ritchie and doc watson at folk city. About doc watson on stage featuring merle watson this doc watson on stage featuring merle watson album was released in 1971 and featured titles like browns ferry blues, spike driver blues and spikedriver blues from merle watson. 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. Doc watson trouble in mind the doc watson country blues. View a different instruction book by picking it from this list. Later on he would cover three of the songs on it casey jones, spike driver, and. Spike driver blues by jean ritchie and doc watson pandora. There are several tunes here associated with hurt spike driver blues, stackolee and since doc s talented son merle watson was also taken with hurts music, their fatherandson guitarvocal duets are standouts. Complete your jean ritchie and doc watson collection. Provided to youtube by music video distributors inc. Click on a song to view its lyrics 1 browns ferry blues lyrics 2 wreck of the 1262 3 spikedriver blues 4 deep river blues lyrics 5 life gits teejus dont it 6 lost john.
The compilation also shows doc s hillbilly blues side. The doc watson family doc watson smithsonian folkways american roots collection various artists 50 million songs. 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. Doc watson wrote docs guitar, southbound and your long journey. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. 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. Spike driver blues lyrics doc watson cowboy lyrics. Doc watson spikedriver blues lyrics doc watson on stage track list. From the great atlantic ocean to the wide pacific shore from the green old flowing mountains to the south down along the shore shes mighty.
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