Down South

~ Release by Doc & Merle Watson (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Solid Gone
bass:
T. Michael Coleman
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Merle Watson
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
3:03
2Bright Sunny South
banjo:
Merle Watson
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Bright Sunny South
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:37
3Slidin' Delta
bass:
Buddy Davis (US country/bluegrass/old-time musician, NC based)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Merle Watson
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
cover recording of:
Sliding Delta
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
2:03
4Coal Miner's Blues
bass:
Buddy Davis (US country/bluegrass/old-time musician, NC based)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Merle Watson
slide guitar:
Merle Watson
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Coal Miner's Blues
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
2:30
5Hesitation Blues
bass:
T. Michael Coleman
fiddle:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Merle Watson
harmonica:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Hesitation Blues
lyricist:
Peter Laughner
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Hesitation Blues
2:46
6What a Friend We Have in Jesus
harmonica:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
lyricist:
Joseph Medlicott Scriven (in 1855)
composer:
Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868)
3:36
7Fifteen Cents
bass:
T. Michael Coleman
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Merle Watson
harmonica:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:29
8Twin Sisters
banjo:
Merle Watson
bass:
Buddy Davis (US country/bluegrass/old-time musician, NC based)
fiddle:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
1:39
9The Hobo
bass:
Buddy Davis (US country/bluegrass/old-time musician, NC based)
fiddle:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Merle Watson
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
4:18
10Cotton Eyed Joe
bass:
T. Michael Coleman
fiddle:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Merle Watson
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
1:48
11Hello Stranger
bass:
T. Michael Coleman
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
slide guitar:
Merle Watson
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Hello Stranger
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
2:17
12Down South
bass:
Buddy Davis (US country/bluegrass/old-time musician, NC based)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Merle Watson
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
2:36