Doc Watson Rockabilly Medley Chicago 1984

Here is Doc and Merle with David Bromberg,Mark O'Connor,Pete Rowan,John McEuen ,Jimmy Ibbotson and on Bass T Michael
Coleman doing a Rockabilly Medley in Chicago in 1984.

[@robertking7269]

Doc turned 100 this year and they are celebrating at Merle'sFest this year. Long live all porch concerts.

[@jeremyreagan9085]

I as a blind musician love Doc he gives blind boys faith in ourselves. I love he Was always advocating that blind people are just as valuable as the rest of society.

[@chrisbrowne8645]

I read a biography of Doc recently and found it interesting that the folk purists who ‘discovered ‘ him frowned upon him playing this kind of material. He’s a timeless musician in many ways, but he also embraced his era - hearing a bluegrass band do old rock and roll is a blast! And I don’t think Doc cared too much about labels.

[@paulimondi9017]

Thanks/ the puritan of folk/ are delusional;&, suffer from geograpical& cultural myopia! I've absolutely loved the Watson clan( ❤🎶family) for 60 of my 70 years;&, such a proper country gentleman, boy, I'm aware of the type of disapproval& shallow critics of Academia are capable! The greatest story tellers often can't read or write!! Love always Doc& son's patrons& fans!🎃

[@emiller9426]

An American treasure! Doc had no musical pretenses or prejudices. He loved all types. A thoroughly modern artist, but with a keen appreciation/respect for what went before.

[@gabrieln3613]

I have a little story/example of this. I play harmonica (45 years and was full-time pro at 20) and started in Bluegrass in Florida, including opening with a band (The Poindexters- you can see/hear them on Dickie Betts' first solo album from Allman Bros "Highway Call") and opened for Doc & Merle (T. Michael Coleman on Bass too) at a concert 1976. Then opened for Doc & Merle again in 1978 Encinitas, CA in a converted movie theatre, I was playing that in a folk trio. Back stage I was playing a cassette for Doc (he played harmonica too of course) of me performing on harmonica with the Gospel Choir of UCSD (University of CA at San Diego) and the style full-out "black gospel" funky James Brown type groove. When it came to my solo, played amplified with hand held microphone in full blues tone, Doc smiled and said "sounds like Little Walter". To a harp player that is equivalent to if you were a Bluegrass flatpicker saying "you sound like Doc Watson" (or electric Jimi Hendrix, etc.). Anyway, Little Walter was straight up Chicago amplified electric blues and had played with Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, etc. as well as having his own hit records (he's in the rock 'n roll Hall of Fame).....far away from music from Boone, NC Appalachia. However, Doc knew exactly without hesitation this amplified Blues tone was all about. We could care less about "genres" from what I could see.

[@softailspringer9915]

@@gabrieln3613 great story, man. Doc was truly a man and musician of the ages. We shall not see his like again

[@Ron-nd1yu]

Good music is always good music? No matter what kind it is!

[@softailspringer9915]

What a magnificent musician Doc was. We are lucky to have lived during his time

[@clarencewertziii4268]

i was back stage with the dirt band it was the time i met doc ,i had hung out with the dirt band from 1977 ,great folks ,im forever indeteted,thanks for all the great ,down home times

[@johnnybx3254]

Doc doing Elvis was awesome! Thanks

[@KimIrby]

Thank you for remembering and honoring Doc Watson. Saw him in a very private outdoor venue in Jackson, Ms. When he went to play "Tennesse Stud", he told us if we started singing, he would quit playing. LOL. Great memories...

[@gabrieln3613]

Haha Merle, he throws in some of Count Basie's "One O'Clock Jump" in his solo. I had a Swing Band for 10 years. Also opened for Doc & Merle in FL 1976 and CA 1978. Both times T. Michael Coleman on Bass too.....all very nice people and of course great players.

[@paulgottlieb]

It wasn't that the "folkies" frowned on rockabilly music, It was more that Doc was a direct living connection to the whole mountain tradition, and they couldn't get enough of it! Thank's to Doc, many of those great songs have been preserved

[@leftypick4854]

Don't matter which guitar he played. Don't matter that sweet baritone voice. I am pretty sure he's having fun up there with all the rest of musicians.

[@clarencewertziii4268]

i was backstage at this show,where i met doc,best to all of ya ,thanks for all the times ,what a great experence bringin me to the light .miss ya doc,thanks for the ride to aspen ,best times of my life

[@ES175forME]

Lucky for Elvis that Doc didn't arrive on the scene first!! Who knew he could croon like that!

[@emiller9426]

Anything musical Doc could do well

[@dontaylor7315]

Doc did an album of these and other songs like them titled Docabilly and of course it's really good, but I love this clip even more.

[@TNPassiflora]

Priceless!

[@MyBheth]

Best Blue Suede Shoe version ever.

[@jeffscott8323]

I love Rock a billy.

[@stevemooney4711]

Thanks for sharing Stacy.

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

awesome

[@FrankieRevell]

Just awesome!

[@davebrown3230]

That was fun .

[@jeffscott8323]

His musical talents. Expanded.

[@williamcole9040]

MY HERO!!

[@jeffscott8323]

He looks like he. Might have been fun to be around. Cool guy

[@rockabillygone]

Awesome stuff,

[@3351redneck]

Thank you very much, Great upload!! I'm enjoyed very much !! Appreciate it ♦♫♦･*:..｡♦♫♦*ﾟ¨ﾟﾟ･*:..｡♦

[@uhlijohn]

Is that David Bromberg on dobro?

[@stacythomas5433]

yes

[@symeonpearl5666]

Rockabilly rules OK. Do rules Ok

[@uhlijohn]

What venue was this? Ravinia in Highland Park, IL?

[@jasonmain3323]

Little beat up guitar by Jason Main and the broken clock collection,hear the words! Needs a background woman but its a winner! I promise he listens to u please hear this song' we know whoever reads these comments will buy this song

[@akatsukiuchiha8829]

I love everything at same time i hate everything this is my life n i m not drunk

[@uhlijohn]

What venue in Chicago was this recorded at?

[@stacythomas5433]

I don't know.

[@hermitrecluse4887]

Bad to the bone

[@WeAreNotAmused]

I thought this guy with a beard was Tommy Chong talking about the music