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patdman May 30 2012 at 1:53 PM |
We lost a great guitarist, Doc Watson, yesterday. Don’t know if Pat and Doc crossed paths, but it would have been pretty special if they did! |
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PeeWee Jun 01 2012 at 9:52 PM |
It was in 1972 or 3 I think,
soon after the classic "Will
the Circle Be Unbroken" 3-
record set was released, I saw
Doc and Merle play in York,
Pa. along with just about
everyone else on that
album...Merle Travis, the Earl
Scruggs Review, Vassar
Clements...and a host of
others, including Norman
Blake, Tony Rice, Lester
Flatt, Ralph Stanley , Bill
Monroe, the Dillards, Byron
Berline...an absolutely and
unforgettably joyous
experience....where the
musicians jammed together on
picnic tables between
sets...so close that you could
see the vivid detail of the
pearl inlays of their guitar
and banjo fretboards...I bore
witness to Doc sharing a joint
with a small gathering of
admirers..He’s crossed that
River Jordan now, and I hope
to see him again someday on
the other side..
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-m Jun 01 2012 at 11:14 AM |
Yes it really is a shame...it’s seems like every few months another of my teen idols passes away. RIP Doc.
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Tom Rudd May 31 2012 at 10:25 AM |
One of the greatest flat-pickers that ever lived. RIP Doc
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