Doc Watson; Deep River Blues

[@marsharupe8112]

Doc was a national treasure. Thankfully, we have his recordings and videos like this!

[@elfredo70]

RiP Legend! King of Bluegrass Blues

[@stefanschleps8758]

The great Doc Watson. He is deeply cherished. Thanks for sharing.

[@HAL9007]

Sat at Doc's feet as he played in the woods at the High Springs Folk Festival on the Suwanne River in 1971. In the presence of greatness. So glad there are youngsters today who are carrying on his tradition -- Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings.

[@sooperflat]

awesome memory!

[@WeldonLooney]

Doc Watson is the man!! I also like those artists amongst a few others than are continuing the greatness

[@tmac8892]

Sierra hull, Marcus King, sara jaroz

[@nayaleezy]

how dare you compare billy strings to Doc Watson. that's like comparing Starbucks to coffee.

[@saintseymour]

@@nayaleezy i guarantee you doc would love billy strings - doc here admits in plain english he didn’t invent any of this and laughs about thinking that he did when he first played it. anybody honoring the old playing tradition is alright with me

[@martinscalf114]

If I lived to be a thousand years old, I would still want to listen to doc Watson. His picking and down home singing are timeless.

[@darellsnow1480]

Imagine the memory Doc had to have had. He had to hear and remember everything. No written reminders. He truly was amazing! My dad would sit in his recliner picking his Martin guitar and watching anything he could find on TV with stuff like this. As most everyone, I sure miss the old days and ways.

[@youtuber7186]

Play a song a thousand times and it will be just like riding a bike, except not like a kid who just learned to stay upright, but like Danny MacAskill 🤣

[@philipcramer940]

Fri March 3rd 2023- Happy Centennial Birthday 🎂 🥳 Doc Watson.

[@stevenmay2863]

I was lucky to see Doc play at my commencement at Appalachian State University. He grew up in the area and played on the corner in downtown Boone, NC as he became famous. App State gave him an honorary degree in music because he believed in promoting and preserving Appalachian mountain and blues music. Wow - better than any speaker. I will always remember this.

[@greggminkoff6733]

I first heard Doc singing this song in the middle 60s. I was in a group fashioned after Peter Paul and Mary. At that time I had a Martin 12-string, D12-20. I've been in love with this song since then. I could never play this song the way Doc could. It was one of a kind. A true legend. Rest in peace, Doc.

[@Huskinmatt]

Did my fancy college schooling at Appalachian state - was fortunate enough to see this legend perform half a dozen times... to say it was inspiring does not do justice... absolutely beautiful soul... warms my heart every time I hear this song... after a long days work, a storm blew in and I found myself humming this tune... had to blast this one full volume and strut around my workshop... one of the most purely joyous moments I’ve had in a really really long time... Love yourselves folks... ain’t nobody got the skills to pay those bills like you do- and the lights do get cut off if you don’t keep on.

[@claytonmccoy8849]

Damn fine advice. I hope you've been graced by a higher density of purely joyous moments since then, friend.

[@dianzap]

As a 13 year old my guitar teacher turned me on to Doc, Chet and Merle This is one of the first songs I learned and it takes me back to 1973 in a flash. I'm so glad to hear their versions with lyrics Hats off to you fine gentlemen of the acoustic guitar

[@donhltn]

😮

[@ButchA61]

My guitars sat there with me watching this video of Doc Watson... They are no longer speaking to me! :D

[@ralphdekemper3055]

Oh, they are speaking….listen to the music……. 🎸

[@fastm3980]

Have you learned this song 👀. I'm learning it now 🤗

[@irenerapelli214]

😄

[@rtortortorto]

You can play it !!! I’m learning it now also!!!

[@hal4192]

😂

[@Dropshot1]

Bless this man! His contribution music is unmeasurable!

[@francescos193]

The GREAT OLD DOC! I love you and R.I.P.

[@HeckYesHeIsUnbanned]

I don't think people realize how hard it is to do that with 2 fingers. He was so amazing!

[@knowmusicman157]

Piedmont picking style. Not invented by Bro. Merle. But perfected and popularized. Doyle Dykes is their heir.

[@garyswanson7718]

Merle Travis only recorded one song using more than his thumb and index finger!

[@diggintheblueswithaparrot1329]

I only use thumb and forefinger, just depends what comes naturally I guess. Also it simplifies things as only 2 things to focus on.

[@mikekell920]

I don't think people realize this man was blind...He deserves more credit.

[@tylerhurd9569]

@@knowmusicman157wasn’t it invented by the African American community in the Carolina region? Btw is piedmont blues still popular? Don’t see many people doing it anymore.

[@tomcampbell9645]

One of the greatest guitar players of all time. An even greater person !! A lovely man.

[@ukeukeaduke]

Never met the man but he just seemed to radiate all that is good in humanity. I can listen to him talk, sing and play all day long.

[@jraywill]

Saw Doc perform 3 times, so amazing! Best of all, I once got to shake his hand and have a brief conversation with him and Jack Lawrence!

[@msinger5340]

As did I some years ago. It was truly a special moment.He was even kind enough to sign my Gallagher catalog!

[@hammertownpavao]

Thank You so much Doc for the countless moments of Joy & Happiness that you have enriched my life with !

[@politicus56]

An absolute national treasure. Virtuoso Americana.

[@garyphelps9123]

the down to earth humbleness is real you get what you get and gets no better than this :)

[@Wildlonesome77]

I had the great privilege of meeting doc and Merle at a show in Sonora ca. I sneeked behind stage before the show and watched them practice. I was brave enough to tell him how much I loved his music. He told me a story about getting stung by a hornet when he was a small kid. I shook his hand and told him he was on the road to heaven. He laughed. Later that month Merle was killed in that tractor accident. Love those guys. Real Roots American music.

[@jimchumley2982]

Saw Doc Watson and his son Merle in the early 80's at Wolf Trap. Awesome concert. He played a really mean harmonica too.

[@BOBXFILES2374a]

Doc Watson was a legend. Never heard him play. He gets it done.

[@SPECIMEN-427]

Thought this copy was gone forever.. thank you♥️♥️

[@RickarooCarew]

bless his heart ❤️ thanks for sharing when I was a kid my buddy would play the rhythm section of this.. I did the finger picking.. so I can still play the song.. more than 50 years later.. but only half of it 🤠

[@RickarooCarew]

now maybe I can figure out the rest yee haw bless your heart for sharing ❤️

[@Kevin-bp2cw]

….how come this is so infectious , I can't stop listening to Doc Watson , everything comes together in this music , the rhythm, melody and the authentic feeling ….

[@marycanote7627]

What is wrong with the ten people who did the thumbs down on this? This is amazing!!!

[@vincentreyes6154]

They're jealous. But ignore them, and let's continue enjoying Mr. Watson's wonderful performance.

[@jimchumley2982]

Mary; I guess that means they got their thumbs up their awses.

[@roysass1387]

Just proves deaf people can access KZbin

[@shuklajayant]

What a great artist he was. What a perfection. Effortless ❤❤❤

[@louissilvani1389]

I love the way this guy plays Just discovered him

[@nickn8682]

Doc you did accomplish something amazing and we see it.

[@lazybbones]

It really is true. People who are blind or deaf, especially if they're born that way, can many times develop talents and abilities way beyond you and me.

[@lewie7820]

Ol doc was the man...

[@kodibassInsideoutboards]

Been play'n 35 yrs, Cannot do this or even come close. So Much skill & talent here. !

[@AntoniosStefanou]

Learning from legends. This is an honor ...

[@jennaguzek]

Such a legend in my book!!

[@davidlee2934]

My wife and I went to Tennessee theater on his last tour . She had never seen him live. He kept telling h😅s guitar to …”BEHAVE YOURSELF!!!”

[@Havanorange]

I vaguely remember going to hear Doc Watson a few times when I was a kid. He made an impression. Playing so well, singing cool songs, telling jokes between the songs, and everyone seemed to enjoy him.

[@gordiallen]

Doc would have been 100 years old today.

[@seekthetruthuk]

that guitar is beautiful

[@paulenzor6993]

Sweetness from heaven!! The intersection of all the styles!!

[@shashankrao23]

when musicians say the name of the musicians who helped them grow , they come under the best category

[@truthray2885]

The most wonderful music. What a talent.

[@patrickgraczynski6096]

Doc you are a legend!

[@AmericanMadeVideos]

You could say that again!

[@YoungManCoffee]

He does all this with just two fingers 🤯🤯 I never knew

[@scottcooksey5284]

So did Merle Travis,,, most usually you will hear Doc flat picking.

[@billyrocca9029]

Pure American folk magic!

[@ensaerodynamics8615]

I love that he literally showed you how he is playing it... wow. One finger on the melody. Now maybe I have a chance to try again.

[@raystanczak4277]

One of my favorite tunes. Guess those ten years of practice paid off.

[@trouper1127]

Doc’s fingerpicking is second to none IMO. God I would love to be able to play half as well as that man. Maybe one day…

[@duaneholcomb8408]

Doc does this better than any body. And his voice is suited for it too,, I've seen others do,it but for some reason it just ain't the same. ,,

[@johnstruewing1164]

The country isn’t the same without Doc. There is a large part of N Wilkesboro, NC missing

[@谷口晴生-h4l]

incredible!

[@horseman528]

What a wonderful song and talent was displayed by Doc Watson.

[@williamgreenfield9991]

Got to see Doc and Merle at the Concord Pavilion (CA) once. The highlight for me was when they did a medley of early Rock and Roll tunes (Chuck Berry and Little Richard stuff). Just two guys on acoustic guitars played some of the best Rock and Roll I've ever heard in my life, and I've been listening to and loving that music for 60 years.

[@giannibiancocircus]

I knew his name but never heard him. Now I know. Great. Thanks

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Fabulous.

[@filmorebuttz]

This is awesome. Thank you for this amazing video

[@ByronCustomShop]

Fabulous 😊

[@nayaleezy]

lovely sound

[@flylippfantom8425]

Working on playing the finger picking blues love this

[@terrybeaud9348]

Sweet !! Thanks a million for the lesson Doc !! :))

[@roysass1387]

I’m forever grateful I saw Doc half a dozen times, both with and without Merle ( who was superb in his own right). My favorite guitarist. You wanna great guitar CD? “Strictly Instrumental” Doc Watkins and Chet Atkinson. True Masters of their craft.

[@ChiknEatnBaptist]

His travis-pickin' was ridiculously good.

[@johncardell2024]

Doc was a wonderful guitar player, he was also a great & humble person. He was gracias to one and all. We still. Love you and miss you Doc. I bet he is picking up in heaven and smiling down on everyone. 🇺🇸🎵🎶🎸🤗🌹

[@shashankrao23]

he said about that 10 year practice :D

[@buddybeetle]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@christaylor2070]

excellent view of Doc's picking hand and fretting hand. Thumb and 1 finger same as Rev Gary Davis

[@stevenculver6416]

First concert I ever attended. Bill Monroe and Doc Watson @ ionia free fair Ionia michigan. Bill Monroe played for a half hour tops. Doc Watson came out with his crew and blew the place apart for over 2hrs

[@Northyorkspaul]

Fantastic

[@taylordiclemente5163]

Immaculate and relaxed.

[@tylerhurd9569]

3:35 is a fantastic move. he holds down the bass strings and let’s them ring out. These subtle moves makes his playing stand out.

[@rvator7291]

Only guitar players know how hard it is to make two fingers sound like 4.Been trying to get this for many yrs.

[@estahl2216]

Doc was the best!

[@MikkoMikkonen]

Legend!

[@mikeduckworth1413]

Sounds great and well played !

[@shanetankey3340]

Absolute treasure .

[@joeoak8181]

Genius.

[@mannamedbanjo]

Met him 2x. Nicest dude you'd ever meet

[@marmotsongs]

Not always. He spent about an hour berating me in front of an audience. Love his playing, though.

[@moonshiner3400]

@@marmotsongs What did you do for him to “berate” you?

[@marmotsongs]

@@moonshiner3400 I was the sound guy at a venue he played. There was feedback that wouldn’t go away, despite all my efforts (I replaced every component I could). He took several opportunities to berate me in front of a packed house (about 500 people) there to see him, including stopping in the middle of a song. During the intermission, they traced the problem to Doc’s own guitar. The second half of the show passed fine. It was in the early 80s when Merle had wasn’t touring with him. The other guitarist (Jack Lawrence perhaps?) said that Doc was a bit ornery without Merle with him.

[@moonshiner3400]

@@marmotsongs Yeah, to be fair I would be pretty grouchy if I was blind too. The reason why I like doc so much is because he reminds me of my late papaw. Besides the whole grouchy part.

[@marmotsongs]

@@moonshiner3400 We all have bad days, blind or not. It was however not fun as it was happening.

[@tommaloney3938]

thanks so much 🙏

[@lindyhudson9100]

Doc was and still is the king of the flat top!

[@nattyboyo2404]

Docs fingers are an entire ensemble of musicians

[@greggorsag9787]

This is, of course, pure magic. Missed out on Howlin’ Wolf and Woody Guthrie, but at least I got to see Doc a couple of times. The coolest thing is, if you watch the intro, and practice for ten years 😉, you really can do the style. He broke it down that clearly and simply.

[@MrGiocaffa]

Grande Francois!!!

[@TheAdvencherContinues2022]

Did Doc do other instructional s like this? This is great!

[@paulenzor6993]

I'm on a Mississippi Steamboat with Mark Twain👮 smoking his 🚬pipe at the ☸️wheel. The musicians🎻 playing on🎶🎼🎵🎹 the deck. Drinking a mint 🍹julep. Watching the sunset 🌞🌄🌅🌌🌌

[@coryCuc]

Coming from a St. Louisan, that's a pretty perfect picture right there lol.

[@johnnycolumbusky]

So how high are you? Lol

[@betuhguy]

wonderful

[@stuartwallace6154]

Legend

[@harveypost7799]

When I first herd DOC...I said please go away rock and roll...

[@johnfahey7215]

doc and nitty gritty dirt band is a great album 👍😀

[@stevenmartin7159]

I once had a Gallagher guitar supposedly wants on by Doc Watson

[@franzfst8753]

Great!

[@hahjznsjns231]

Tremendo top brasil

[@grahamwarford5452]

Master class 👌

[@liviocristiani6641]

eccezionale doc watson è un grande insieme a chet atkins e jack laurence !!

[@dantelyom6311]

R.I.P Champ

[@harveypost7799]

I used to pic one of the songs he played now doc was blind I'm now deaf..

[@atuliti]

Great technique

[@Thread-ch7pu]

Dobbro is here, jj Stewart!

[@mitchk2981]

Oh my God.

[@steelguitar7]

Great..

[@charliekeillor226]

wow

[@dr.know-it-all5148]

Robert Johnson played like that. Piedmont style.