Doc Watson & Earl Scruggs Play Home Sweet Home

My classic 90 minute music documentary records Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe and Earl and his son Randy and Doc Watson and his son Merle, in informal scenes playing & singing together. If you love Doc Watson and Bill Monroe and old time Bluegrass Music, you will love watching and listening to this. In 1972, PBS prime-timed a documentary music special on Earl Scruggs the bluegrass banjo picker. It included Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Bill Monroe, Charlie Daniels, The Morris Brothers, and Doc Watson. The film was not available to the public for over 30 years. Now it is available again. Said Bruce Elder of The All Music Guide: "Earl Scruggs was a few years past his partnership with Lester Flatt when made did 'Earl Scruggs: The Bluegrass Banjo Legend' a filled with stars effort that succeeds. There are great scenes at the Grand Ole Opry with Bill Monroe, at the homes of Doc Watson and members of Earl's North Carolina family, at the The Byrds ranch, at the home of The Morris Brothers (Salty Dog Blues), in Carmel, NY with Bob Dylan, etc. etc. The music here is glorious." Earl Scruggs: The Bluegrass Legend is the only full-length film on Earl's life & times. #docwatson #earlscruggs #northcarolina #flatpicking #homesweethome

[@conner8770]

Thank you again for sharing this David. I routinely visit segments of the documentary. Some of the best real bluegrass footage out there.

[@cartist3547]

Dust-to-digital said Earl Scruggs' sisters Eula Mae and Ruby are playing along too

[@Dave-ru3tt]

What a glorious song- thanks Earl and Doc👍

[@sheilabloom6735]

Wonderful. Two greats.

[@flautalee3090]

Fabulous video and sound! Thank you!

[@flautalee3090]

I love this video!

[@TylerJohnson-wp2qf]

Do you have the video of doc singing the last thing on my mind? Really want to see it

[@JeffinBville]

"at the home of The Morris Brothers (Salty Dog Blues), in Carmel, NY" Where in Carmel? At John Cohen's place? I lived in Carmel for 18 years and know a good number of musicians from old timey to bluegrass to folk but I never knew about a connection with the Morris Brothers.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

I do not understand your comment. The Morris brothers live in North Carolina and always have. They have nothing to do with Carmel New York. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@JeffinBville]

Yes, my mistake. re-reading your notes, the Morris Bros came right before Bob Dylan with the reference to Carmel. So then, my question shifts from the Morris Bors to Bob Dylan, who I know has visited Carmel a long time ago. Was he filmed at John Cohen's place? Thanks.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

I understand your question. My recollection is that we filmed Bob in Carmel at his place. Did he not have long back in 1971-72? it was certainly not the most successful season in the film. Bob refused to look directly at the camera. And we only recorded one song and then he said he had to go. After traveling all the way from Nashville for the recording. The recording is a classic one for sure. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@JeffinBville]

David, it wasn't Dylan's home but Tom Allen's home, an elder relative to current friends of mine. There was back in the day, as there is today, a pocket of traditional musicians and back-to-the-land hippies living in Putnam County, mostly centered around Peekskill Hollow Road which runs between the towns of Carmel and Putnam Valley.

[@tylerjohnson4635]

Could you send me the whole documentary

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Tyler: It tells you how to get my entire 90 minute film in the description. Thank you. David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@robinhood480]

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Hi, you filmed this too ? I should have known. We’ve watched this for years , off and on. Finally paid attention and saw the credits. Thanks again... Thanks a million.