Doc and Merle -The Lives and Music of Doc & Merle Watson
Description:
This documentary is a rich mixture of music, informal interviews, old photographs and rare film footage. The wide range of musical influences the Watsons' embraced is clearly shown through concert footage and less formal at-home picking sessions.
Doc & Merle reaches deep into the relationship between Doc and Merle Watson. It gives an historical overview of their evolution as musicians and explores the special bond between them and the North Carolina mountains they call home. During their 21-year career, the Watsons' mastery of guitar and their unique blend of traditional, bluegrass, country and western, blues and gospel music won them an international audience.
Publisher:
Vestapol Videos
Date:
1980
Run Time:
60 minutes
Availability:
Songs Included:
Black Mountain Rag
Wabash Cannonball
Blue Suede Shoes
Freight Train Blues
Step It Up And Go
Performed with Jack Williams, Doc's partner from the early 1950s
