Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Blues, Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Nashville Blues (1:55)
A2 Sitting On Top Of The World (2:35)
A3 Intoxicated Rat (2:38)
A4 Country Blues (3:26)
A5 Talk About Suffering (2:45)
A6 Six Thousand Years Ago (2:57)
A7 Black Mountain Rag (1:29)
B1 Omie Wise (4:23)
B2 Georgie Buck (2:13)
B3 Doc's Guitar (1:14)
B4 Deep River Blues (3:07)
B5 St. James Hospital (3:25)
B6 Tom Dooley (3:13)
[Credits]
Doc Watson (guitar/banjo/harmonica/vocals) John Herald (guitar)
Liner Notes: Ralph Rinzler, Designer: Jules Halfant, Photographer: Kelly Hart
[Notes]
Watson's arrival on the folk scene of the '60s was a major event in American music, due mostly to his appearance at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival and the release of this self-titled album the following year. Not only did it revolutionize folk guitar picking, but it set the standard for the rest of his career with its mix of old-timey numbers, blues, gospel, and adapted fiddle tunes. The album is incredibly varied, from the stark, banjo-driven "Country Blues" to the humorous "Intoxicated Rat," and many of these songs became Watson standards, especially his signature song "Black Mountain Rag." His incredible flat-picking skills may have been what initially wowed his audiences, but it was Watson's complete mastery of the folk idiom that assured his lasting popularity. -- AllMusic Review by Jim Smith
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