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This book presents some of the most important and exciting material in the traditional American repertoire! Doc Watson's stellar performances from this period revolutionized the role of the guitar in folk, old time, bluegrass, and country music. This collection contains transcriptions of all 48 selections from the two-CD Folkways set including melodies, chord progressions, lyrics, Doc's leads, and several examples of his backup playing. These tunes are derived from Doc's first commercial recordings and many have become standards in a variety of styles. The musicianship of Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton, Fred Price, Jack Burchett, Samuel Johnson, Clint Howard, and others represented here is expert and steeped in the traditional country sound. They range from fiddle and banjo solos on a breakdown like Fire on the Mountain or fingerpicked guitar on I'm Sitting on Top of the World, to hot flatpicked guitar on Cluck Old Hen plus ballads and unaccompanied religious songs like Hick's Farewell and Daniel Prayed. Some aspects of the performances have been simplified in the book to make them easier to read and learn while remaining as faithful as possible to the original recording. Written in standard notation and tablature.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 2 books Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: guitar backup, backup playing, fiddle solo, awkward page, ing noon (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: All Rights Reserved, Doc Watson, Hillgreen Music, Smithsonian Folkways Pub, Clarence Ashley (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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First Sentence:
The "Crawdad Song" has been a folk and children's standard for many years and it's an excellent choice to begin this Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley retrospective. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
guitar backup, backup playing, fiddle solo, awkward page, ing noon, first fret, guitar solo, hot licks, vocal melody Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
All Rights Reserved, Doc Watson, Hillgreen Music, Smithsonian Folkways Pub, Clarence Ashley, John Henry, Rambling Hobo, Crawdad Song, Lee Highway Blues, Close of Day, Amazing Grace, Fred Price, Honey Babe Blues, Humpbacked Mule, Little Sadie, Old Daniel, Run Jim-mie, The Coo-Coo Bird, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Way Down Town New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The "Crawdad Song" has been a folk and children's standard for many years and it's an excellent choice to begin this Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley retrospective. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
guitar backup, backup playing, fiddle solo, awkward page, ing noon, first fret, guitar solo, hot licks, vocal melody Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
All Rights Reserved, Doc Watson, Hillgreen Music, Smithsonian Folkways Pub, Clarence Ashley, John Henry, Rambling Hobo, Crawdad Song, Lee Highway Blues, Close of Day, Amazing Grace, Fred Price, Honey Babe Blues, Humpbacked Mule, Little Sadie, Old Daniel, Run Jim-mie, The Coo-Coo Bird, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Way Down Town New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 2
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- American Ballads and Folk Songs by John A. Lomax on page 11
- Mel Bay You Can Teach Yourself Country Guitar (You Can Teach Yourself) by Dix Bruce in Front Matter
