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05-29-2012, 07:01 PM #1
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RIP Doc Watson: tough year for acoustic music
Or bluegrass, or whatever you want to call it. Doc's playing was clean, articulate, fast and impeccably tasteful. He was, along with Earl Scruggs, one of the bridges between the old school and the new school. Here's an example, Doc playing one of his signature tunes with The Dawg, David Grisman:
If you have no idea who Doc Watson is, read this:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/20...t.html?cmp=rss"... Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to your body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards." – Edward Abbey
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05-29-2012, 07:06 PM #2
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Damn, huge loss. Had the privilege of seeing mpMr. Watson perform a couple times in my life. Great shows and an amazing musician.
"You damn colonials and your herds of tax write off dressage ponies". PNWBrit
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05-29-2012, 07:14 PM #3
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OH NO!
That is really sad, he was one of my all time favorites.
His flat-picking, voice, persona.
Irreplaceable.
RIP Doc. say hi to Vassar for us.
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05-29-2012, 07:45 PM #4
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Goddammit. I gotta stop buying tix for shows that get cancelled/I blow off for various reasons.
Loved the Doc. Hope he keeps pickin' where he ends up.
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05-30-2012, 07:10 PM #5
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For fans of Doc Watson, here is some great insight into his early career with videos:
http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/5/B...ers-Doc-Watson"... Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to your body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards." – Edward Abbey
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