In 1975 or '76, in the rain, I had the privilege of sitting about 3 feet from Doc and Merle Watson at a small bluegrass festival in the Cumberland Gap (not sure if we were in Maryland, West Virginia or Pennsylvania)! All my friends were damp and irritated and they went back to our camp, but I stayed with just a handful of people as Doc played his heart out for us for 45 minutes. It was one of the great musical moments of my life - they were both just full of joy and so talented.
Yes he was, I knew him my uncle used to play with him. He was the nicest most down to earth guy you'd meet if it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't play guitar today
Proud to say Billy Strings brought me here... Pretty badass that such a young cat introduced an even younger cat like myself to banger classics such as this... I'm a 23 year old metal head but I can't deny the sheer talent displayed here. (Edit, dont let my username fool you. I grew up originally a classic rock junkie. Aerosmith became my favorite band at aged 8, i named my account Aerosmith10Rocks at age 10, then slowly throughout the years I was introduced to Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold and converted to metal head, but i still love and appreciate all the classic stuff)
You're absolutely right, there will never be another Doc Watson, but you should check out a young man called Billy Strings who does an amazing cover of this and many other Doc songs as well as other bluegrass standards and writes some great original stuff too!
I clearly recall the day that Merle died in the tractor accident that killed him. He was working on their farm. I heard the news on my radio very shortly after the tragedy. I was one of thousands of Doc and Merle fans who were terribly saddened by this. I held great sorrow in my heart for Doc. I sure do miss both Watsons and that special sound,but I bet those boys are picking in Glory!
I stumbled on Bluegrass in my late high school and college years; I didn’t like country music, but I knew Bluegrass was different: the precision, expertise, and tempo were at such a high level. I became a great fan. This performance by Doc Watson and his associates is staggeringly good 🥇🥇; much respect and props to them. Miss you guys.
Me too. I dislike modern country music, but I think I took an instant shine to Bluegrass when I heard "Fox on the Run" as a child. Love the banjo and fast tempo. I took a "bluegrass harmonies" singing class at our local folk music store a number of years ago, which was super fun.
As much as I love this song and this artist, it makes my heart glad to read so many admiring comments here, and to know that people still respond to great, honest music
Dude what a random crossover. Here I am thinking "Ohh, so Doc did the same song Cash covered" and now I'm reading in the comments that Billy has a version hahaha
A great story about a horse come's alive with Doc's chording-phrasing, meledy-note picking, little observation comments in certain bars, thunmping on sound board with horse hoofs sound, just such an entertaining personal performance. He was a master of telling stories with guitar accompanient. My grandad use to tell me the story about the strawberry roan horse, I just loved to listen to it.
Doc and my great grandfather Ivan Younce were best friends and played together many times. When my great grandfather passed away Doc came and played at his funeral. Doc is truly a great man.
Saw him myself about same time in Tallahassee in a bluegrass concert held out from town in what was just a wooded area. He was fantastic. Had about five or six other musicians sitting in half circle around him on stage but he was the star that evening.
omg. just listening and not watching i recognized the skillful playing of that mandolin as none other than Marty Stuart! i know that man & his music. just great.
I noticed he left out the first part of the last verse: "Stirrup to stirrup and side by side we crossed the mountains and the valleys wide We came to big muddy and we forded the flood on the Tennessee Mare and the Tennessee Stud" Then continues with Pretty little baby on the cabin floor.... I never get tired of hearing this song. Brings back such memories.
What a pleasure to listen to Doc. A man and his guitar, telling a story. One of the simpler pleasures of life, listening to Doc Watson. What a marvelous talented man. Wow...
I'm learning this piece on guiitar and just stumbled upon this. Wow! This version is crackling with energy. Full throttle pickin from start to end. Amazing.
This has to be one of my favorite song performances of all time.... I remember when I first heard Doc singing this way back in the 1970s on the local FM station in Tucson, Arizona. That was a great station.... used to play all different genres of music and comedy. Good times.
Don't know how to explain this but I'll try. I'm from Memphis, the capital of the Mississippi Delta. I'm a Deadhead, learned in the ways of Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia. This is a great piece of Americana. Incredible. When I was following the Dead some girls would love my (our) accent (which are really negligible) and we'd always say we're from "Memphis," no need to include the state because Memphis is a state unto itself. The lyrics about the Tennessee stud and Tennessee mare, whippin' her brother and slappin' her 'paw, man, that's just great stuff. And then the little foals to cap it. It's that outlaw flavor combined with earnestness and tenderness - imbued throughout so many Dead songs - that connects this Memphian to the broader bluegrass/country flavor here in TN. Our state is backwards politically in many ways, but just think about the cultural impact of two Tennessee cities, Memphis and Nashville. World changing. Amazing stuff. Sorry for rambling
I work at a thrift store and came across a couple of his albums today. Curiosity got the best of me, so I looked him up on Pandora. Needless to say, his channel is one I plan on keeping around.
Being blind never held Doc back. The man was a musical genius, and that's no lie. He could play just about any instrument he set his mind to and was equally-adept at writing songs, doing arrangements, or telling stories and jokes. He was such a wonderful vocalist, too - always told a story and took his listeners along. His sense of time was superb, as was his sense of pitch. If he didn't have perfect pitch, he came darned close. And talk about taste in his selection of songs, delivery and just the way he presented a song! There will never be another Doc Watson. Seeing him in concert a couple of times was one of the highlights of my musical life. Sure do miss you Doc!
I went to school at App State in Boone, NC - he played near there quite a bit. Unfortunately, at the time I was not a fan of bluegrass and didnt even know of him. Many years later, I became a fan of this style of music and learned to play quite a bit of it on guitar, learned of him, but he had passed away by that time. I wish I had the opportunity to see him live.
I was in the front row at Maryville college on a Friday night at the Steve Kaufmann’s Flatpicking Camp I’m thinking it was 2002. Doc was there with Jack Lawrence and Docs grandson. They were tuning up by ear when I overheard Doc tell his grandson son that E string is a little off. His grandson was tuning and Doc said now you have it. I was shocked this was before battery tuners. And the show was the best I ever seen. Amazing! Rest in piece Doc Watson you are missed.
I danced around to this song on repeat from my dad's record player in my living room. There is no better song in American history. I'm going to go have the same adventure and get my girl no matter how long it takes.
I've heard a lot of versions of this song, but I think I can say this without much argument, this is the definitive version of the song. Doc is still going and performing. He is an American Treasure.
Gone but will NEVER be forgotten as long as I am around anyway!!!! Had the pleasure of seeing him play live once at Bogart's in Cincinnati Ohio !! Great show small place with great acoustics!!
When I bought my Epiphone Jumbo in Boulder, CO in 1974, Doc & Merle came into the store while I was trying it out - so I played with them (or rather, played along while they were playing). Fond memory; I still have the guitar.
What a great man. He was friends with my Dad, I remember when he came to our house for dinner, I was such an impressed lil girl by Doc. Such a kind guys. Rest In Peace Doc.
I love how he talks to the horse, there was a mutual understanding between the pairing of them. Respect, both man and horse understood that their fate was entwined.
Beautiful man, beautiful music. The first three times I saw Doc and Merle was 3 nights in a row at the Riverboat in Toronto in 1969. American folk music aficionados all over the world are playing Doc's and Merle's records tonight. RIP two fine pickers
I’ll be honest, if it had not been for PBS a few years ago, I would not even know Doc Watson or David Holt even existed! Mr. Watson was one heck of a musician (flat picker) and I will forever admire him, RIP Doc Watson!!!!
After reading through the comments, I am glad to see that a few people actually know who wrote this song in the first place. I play my acoustic string bass regularly once or twice a month with some older musicians who were friends with Jimmy Driftwood and used to play music with him.
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In 1975 or '76, in the rain, I had the privilege of sitting about 3 feet from Doc and Merle Watson at a small bluegrass festival in the Cumberland Gap (not sure if we were in Maryland, West Virginia or Pennsylvania)! All my friends were damp and irritated and they went back to our camp, but I stayed with just a handful of people as Doc played his heart out for us for 45 minutes. It was one of the great musical moments of my life - they were both just full of joy and so talented.
Barbara Davis great memory ! Thanks for sharing
If you were actually in the Cumberland Gap, you were in either KY, TN, or VA.
You commented so long ago, but thank you for sharing. I envisioned your experience, through your memory. Too cool.
@@RogerDHicks-qi5eh Probably at Delfest (Del McCoury) at the Cumberland (Md.) Fair Grounds. Outstanding lineups year after year.
Cumberland gap is in Kentucky, beside the Tennessee border.
Fifteen people disliked this? Doc was and is a national treasure.
That is Bizarre! ? :-)
Adam Blevins That’s for true.
Yes he was, I knew him my uncle used to play with him. He was the nicest most down to earth guy you'd meet if it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't play guitar today
I feel as if there are just people out there who dislike every video they watch
Why do you care who doesn't like this..really?
One of the best in a genre. Blind man at that, since the age of 2.
Proud to say Billy Strings brought me here... Pretty badass that such a young cat introduced an even younger cat like myself to banger classics such as this... I'm a 23 year old metal head but I can't deny the sheer talent displayed here. (Edit, dont let my username fool you. I grew up originally a classic rock junkie. Aerosmith became my favorite band at aged 8, i named my account Aerosmith10Rocks at age 10, then slowly throughout the years I was introduced to Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold and converted to metal head, but i still love and appreciate all the classic stuff)
Better late then never.. God Bless...
Came here via dust in a baggie.
Doc Watson. What more can you say? Legendary national treasure. Will never be another like him.
You're absolutely right, there will never be another Doc Watson, but you should check out a young man called Billy Strings who does an amazing cover of this and many other Doc songs as well as other bluegrass standards and writes some great original stuff too!
Billy Strings is a badass, for sure @barbaralee6410
A great singer, musician and human being. RIP Doc
Saw him many times at the Birchmere. Never be another Doc.
The world was graced by Doc Watsons presence.... what a talent.
I was lucky enough to hear him sing this when I was a kid in the 1980’s at the Washoe Theatre in Anaconda Montana..
Doc is the best guitar player I've ever performed with. Awesome. Im a fiddler.
My favorite Doc Watson song! I was lucky to have seen him and Merle around this time.
Dude... I envy you...
This is so tight... will not leak a single drop. Doc and company play this to perfection and yes Doc is a national treasure.
No doubt Merle was waiting at the gates of Heaven, guitar in hand, ready to start playing together again
I clearly recall the day that Merle died in the tractor accident that killed him. He was working on their farm. I heard the news on my radio very shortly after the tragedy. I was one of thousands of Doc and Merle fans who were terribly saddened by this. I held great sorrow in my heart for Doc. I sure do miss both Watsons and that special sound,but I bet those boys are picking in Glory!
If there is a heaven and I hope there is, they got one awesome band
I stumbled on Bluegrass in my late high school and college years; I didn’t like country music, but I knew Bluegrass was different: the precision, expertise, and tempo were at such a high level. I became a great fan. This performance by Doc Watson and his associates is staggeringly good 🥇🥇; much respect and props to them. Miss you guys.
Me too. I dislike modern country music, but I think I took an instant shine to Bluegrass when I heard "Fox on the Run" as a child. Love the banjo and fast tempo. I took a "bluegrass harmonies" singing class at our local folk music store a number of years ago, which was super fun.
Skill at this level is often imitated, never duplicated.
Man ... I saw Doc years ago, just after he came out of retirement from Merle's death. He was a phenom. Best musician I ever heard. Hands down.
Just read his bio which said he went back on the road around a week or 2 after Merle’s death
How could anybody dislike this, they must be deaf philistines!
Brian Thompson David get your rocks! Ha
A philistine?? How ironic
maybe some redskins
As much as I love this song and this artist, it makes my heart glad to read so many admiring comments here, and to know that people still respond to great, honest music
I Been In Docks House Down on Elk He Was Blind But He Didn't Let it Get Him Down one Of My Favorites ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Rest in peace Doc. Love you. Thanks for everything.
I could listen to Doc pic that box all day long
Nobody could do tennessee stud as good as Doc! Best ever!
Well maybe billy strings
Matt from Wii Sports my favorite version, maybe because it’s a more modern, or younger sounding tune w billy
@@mattfromwiisports7701 Ridiculous.
Billy Strings is better.
ToThePoint How eloquent you are. I am in awe. Probably an American.
been watching Doc since he showed up on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album (1974?) "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" An American treasure
Been there seen that. Can't say any other music is as real as this stuff from the Appalachians. Go Doc! Go Tennessee! Long live America!
RIP Doc! Your music will live on forever and ever.
I was intruded to this song from Johnny Cash. I love his vocals and the tempo of his version. This version is incredible.
Go listen to Billy Strings do it. It will be your favorite.
I agree 100%
There never was horse like The Tennessee Stud! What a horse!
Doc was something else. I had the Three Pickers CD and wore that thing out. Walk on Boy.
Doc is absolutely amazing. A true gift sent from God above for us to enjoy. RIP Doc. Looking forward to seeing you in Heaven ole buddy.
Watson is a national treasure
It was 30 years ago when I first listened this song. Marvelous performance, thanks to Doc...
Billy Strings version of this brought me here and I’m not disappointed!
Dude what a random crossover. Here I am thinking "Ohh, so Doc did the same song Cash covered" and now I'm reading in the comments that Billy has a version hahaha
Yeah, Billy’s version is more like this one than cash’s cover.
A great story about a horse come's alive with Doc's chording-phrasing, meledy-note picking, little observation comments in certain bars, thunmping on sound board with horse hoofs sound, just such an entertaining personal performance. He was a master of telling stories with guitar accompanient. My grandad use to tell me the story about the strawberry roan horse, I just loved to listen to it.
Dad and I loved this pioneer picker~there was magic in those fingers. 🤩
Doc and my great grandfather Ivan Younce were best friends and played together many times. When my great grandfather passed away Doc came and played at his funeral. Doc is truly a great man.
My favorite Doc Watson song.
James Lucas mine too!
NOBODY quite does it the way Doc did, it's fun to play, and he shows how. He had a great singing voice too, is part of it.
A true American Legend. My friend Doc.
Saw him myself about same time in Tallahassee in a bluegrass concert held out from town in what was just a wooded area. He was fantastic. Had about five or six other musicians sitting in half circle around him on stage but he was the star that evening.
I was in Tallahassee at that time...sorry I missed it...sounds awesome...i loved Tallahassee
and the area around Tallahassee
What a musical genius. RIP Doc
Always loved this song ❤
My dad used to play this a lot when I was a kid. Good memories
omg. just listening and not watching i recognized the skillful playing of that mandolin as none other than Marty Stuart! i know that man & his music. just great.
I noticed he left out the first part of the last verse:
"Stirrup to stirrup and side by side we crossed the mountains and the valleys wide
We came to big muddy and we forded the flood on the Tennessee Mare and the Tennessee Stud"
Then continues with Pretty little baby on the cabin floor....
I never get tired of hearing this song. Brings back such memories.
AMAZING and what many say... in the pocket. I love this one because Merle and his dad are playing together.
I just recently discovered this great tune!
Love this song, I can't help but sing along!
Phenomenal level of skill. Family traditions in the Smoky Mountains.
Respect.
What a pleasure to listen to Doc. A man and his guitar, telling a story. One of the simpler pleasures of life, listening to Doc Watson. What a marvelous talented man. Wow...
Hands down the best bluegrass song ever
RIP Doc Watson.....You will be missed. :(
I'm learning this piece on guiitar and just stumbled upon this. Wow! This version is crackling with energy. Full throttle pickin from start to end. Amazing.
This has to be one of my favorite song performances of all time.... I remember when I first heard Doc singing this way back in the 1970s on the local FM station in Tucson, Arizona. That was a great station.... used to play all different genres of music and comedy. Good times.
Don't know how to explain this but I'll try. I'm from Memphis, the capital of the Mississippi Delta. I'm a Deadhead, learned in the ways of Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia. This is a great piece of Americana. Incredible. When I was following the Dead some girls would love my (our) accent (which are really negligible) and we'd always say we're from "Memphis," no need to include the state because Memphis is a state unto itself. The lyrics about the Tennessee stud and Tennessee mare, whippin' her brother and slappin' her 'paw, man, that's just great stuff. And then the little foals to cap it. It's that outlaw flavor combined with earnestness and tenderness - imbued throughout so many Dead songs - that connects this Memphian to the broader bluegrass/country flavor here in TN. Our state is backwards politically in many ways, but just think about the cultural impact of two Tennessee cities, Memphis and Nashville. World changing. Amazing stuff. Sorry for rambling
Backwards politically?🤔
for the people coming across this at random, the man singing and playing guitar is also blind.
I work at a thrift store and came across a couple of his albums today. Curiosity got the best of me, so I looked him up on Pandora. Needless to say, his channel is one I plan on keeping around.
Thank you, sir!
Being blind never held Doc back. The man was a musical genius, and that's no lie. He could play just about any instrument he set his mind to and was equally-adept at writing songs, doing arrangements, or telling stories and jokes. He was such a wonderful vocalist, too - always told a story and took his listeners along. His sense of time was superb, as was his sense of pitch. If he didn't have perfect pitch, he came darned close. And talk about taste in his selection of songs, delivery and just the way he presented a song! There will never be another Doc Watson. Seeing him in concert a couple of times was one of the highlights of my musical life. Sure do miss you Doc!
Man...I've known about Doc Watson for years, but this comment was the first time I heard he was blind. I must've been sleeping.
Than how did he ride that horse all over the land?
Thanks for sharing this, Bill! What an unforgettable experience!
Dad used to sing thing this, off key of course!!
he had the nerve, he had the blood, and never was a guy like Doc Watson.. Enormous song..., beautiful performance...
I remember my Pa would play this on his radio in his big old truck when I was little. I miss those sweet summer nights
Doc Watson. Beautiful brilliant playing. I miss him. He was like a breath of fresh air.
I went to school at App State in Boone, NC - he played near there quite a bit. Unfortunately, at the time I was not a fan of bluegrass and didnt even know of him. Many years later, I became a fan of this style of music and learned to play quite a bit of it on guitar, learned of him, but he had passed away by that time. I wish I had the opportunity to see him live.
I was in the front row at Maryville college on a Friday night at the Steve Kaufmann’s Flatpicking Camp I’m thinking it was 2002. Doc was there with Jack Lawrence and Docs grandson. They were tuning up by ear when I overheard Doc tell his grandson son that E string is a little off. His grandson was tuning and Doc said now you have it. I was shocked this was before battery tuners. And the show was the best I ever seen. Amazing! Rest in piece Doc Watson you are missed.
I danced around to this song on repeat from my dad's record player in my living room. There is no better song in American history.
I'm going to go have the same adventure and get my girl no matter how long it takes.
I've heard a lot of versions of this song, but I think I can say this without much argument, this is the definitive version of the song. Doc is still going and performing. He is an American Treasure.
Gone but will NEVER be forgotten as long as I am around anyway!!!! Had the pleasure of seeing him play live once at Bogart's in Cincinnati Ohio !! Great show small place with great acoustics!!
Love this song! It's always been one of my favorites!
This is just so tight, perfect.
Stunning and Thank You Bluegrass Library.
When I bought my Epiphone Jumbo in Boulder, CO in 1974, Doc & Merle came into the store while I was trying it out - so I played with them (or rather, played along while they were playing). Fond memory; I still have the guitar.
What a loss! I saw him in concert in Augusta, Maine several years ago and loved the performance. I believe it was shortly after Merle died.
Thanks for sharing!!! Doc rules, and anything with Merle in it is a special treasure!!!
The first person to dislike this should feel ashamed of themselves.
What a great man. He was friends with my Dad, I remember when he came to our house for dinner, I was such an impressed lil girl by Doc. Such a kind guys. Rest In Peace Doc.
And Marty Stuart on mandolin. Doesn’t get any better
A Masterclass.
Awesome. Just wonderful.
@dex2345 Yes. The lineup together:
Doc Watson: vocals, lead guitar
Merle Watson: guitar
T. Michael Coleman: bass, vocals
Marty Stuart: mandolin
"Jimmy Driftwood wrote this thing"...and god bless 'em for it!
Thank you
How could one "dislike" it???
doctor doctor please a dose of watson
my horse is part Tennessee walker, I've decided this is his song. even though he is a gelding. 😛
I love how he talks to the horse, there was a mutual understanding between the pairing of them. Respect, both man and horse understood that their fate was entwined.
I'm the Tennessee stud! Doc Watson rode me :)
dann edward did he whip you too?????????????????????????????? did you enjoy the ride?????????????????????????????????????????????
August 2023 ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🇨🇦
One of the greatest guitar players ever.
Real country music, not like today.
Thank you, Doc.
Beautiful man, beautiful music. The first three times I saw Doc and Merle was 3 nights in a row at the Riverboat in Toronto in 1969. American folk music aficionados all over the world are playing Doc's and Merle's records tonight. RIP two fine pickers
Magic .... one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived
I got sent here from billy strings fucking brilliant the both of them....I’m just amazed
Thanks for what you gave us, Doc.
Back when acoustic instruments were mic'd. I first saw Doc and Merle in about '72, and fell in love with their music.
I’ll be honest, if it had not been for PBS a few years ago, I would not even know Doc Watson or David Holt even existed! Mr. Watson was one heck of a musician (flat picker) and I will forever admire him, RIP Doc Watson!!!!
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After reading through the comments, I am glad to see that a few people actually know who wrote this song in the first place. I play my acoustic string bass regularly once or twice a month with some older musicians who were friends with Jimmy Driftwood and used to play music with him.
so love this song
Thank you
I saw Doc in 67 at SUNY Stony Brook :-) I used to play this song after 'learning' it from his recording :-)
It's great to have some videos with Merle in them, also. 'LOVED Doc!!
Merle was the man. Saw him play with his father several times in the 70's and it was always awesome.
This is amazing.