The Songs Of Doc Watson
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The Songs of Doc Watson
This book was conceived and designed for Doc Watson music-lovers. Doc himself typed out the original list of songs that he would like to see in the book. A few deletions and additions were made because of copyright problems. Even so, the final collection is superlative. In it you will find the same wide variety of songs that you would hear at any Doc Watson concert. In addition to words, melody and chord names, more than half the book is filled with guitar transcriptions in both tablature and standard music notation. Most every song has both the basic accompaniment pattern together with at least one guitar instrumental break. Realizing that Doc’s fans include guitar players of all degrees of accomplishment, we have included something for those who just barely play and for those who will one day produce their own guitar method book. As if that weren’t enough, each song includes an introduction by Doc, where he “recollects” and reminisces about the occasion on which he first heard a particular song, who sang it, how, and where. Doc gives his own verbal interpretation of each song and tells why he likes it. There is a general introduction to the book by Doc, and also one by Ralph Rinzler. There’s a section on how to read tablature and understand various symbols used in the guitar transcriptions. Of course, there are lots of photographs; a discography too. Finally, so that you get the full flavor of Doc, there are a few banjo pieces-complete.
Doc Watson - Guitar Anthology
Author: Doc Watson
language: en
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Release Date: 2016-04
(Guitar Recorded Versions). 14 detailed guitar transcriptions are featured in this collection with highlights from his recordings, written note-for-note with tab. Now you can learn the songs, licks and fingerpicking style that made Doc famous. Songs include: Beaumont Rag * Black Mountain Rag * Deep River Blues * Doc's Guitar * Little Sadie * Shady Grove * Sitting on Top of the World * Tom Dooley * Windy and Warm * and more.
Doc Watson
Arthel “Doc” Watson (1923–2012) is arguably one of the most influential musicians Appalachia has ever produced. A musician’s musician, Doc grew up on a subsistence farm in the North Carolina mountains during the Depression, soaking up traditional music and learning to play guitar even though he was blind. Rising to fame in the 1960s as part of the burgeoning folk revival scene, Doc became the face of traditional music for many listeners, racking up multiple Grammys and releasing dozens of albums over the course of his long career. Eddie Huffman tells the story of Doc’s life and legacy, drawing on extensive interviews and hundreds of hours of archival research. In making the most comprehensive biography of Watson ever, Huffman gives us an affecting and informative portrait of the man they called Doc. Full of fascinating stories—from Doc’s first banjo made from his grandmother’s cat to the founding of MerleFest—this promises to be the definitive biography of the man and how he came to be synonymous with roots music in America and shows how his influence is still felt in music today.