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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...BOSTON AREA Friends of Bluegrass and Old-Time Country Music apparently thought that not enough people knew about Doc Watson to warrant selling tickets in advance of the concert. One can hardly blame them for wanting to keep him to themselves. Still, a long line was left outside when Sanders Theater was filled, and those inside saw what more are fast discovering-that Doc Watson and his son Merle, from Deep Gap. North Carolina, play some of the most skillful and exciting authentic bluegrass and country music around...
...Doc, now 48, has been playing since he was 13. After years of supporting his family on state disability payments (he has been blind since birth), odd jobs, and guitar playing with local groups, he was "discovered" in the early '60's. He toured alone at first, but teamed up in 1964 with his son Merle who at 22 is now showing a dose of his father's guitar-playing brilliance and an extraordinary talent with the banjo as well...
...Doc's style grows naturally from an Appalachian bluegrass tradition. He has mastered not only breathtaking exhibitions of flat-picking, but also a remarkable finger-picking technique, using his thumb to play a moving bass-a style he picked up from Merle Travis (after whom Merle Watson is named). His repertoire relies heavily on traditional ballads, country blues, and love songs, but his performance at Sanders Theater, like his new Elementary Doctor Watson!, included some more modern music which he interpreted just as effectively...
What's Up, Doc? Bogdanovich again, this time directing Ryan O'Neal and Barbara Streisand, Sack 57. 10:15, 12, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7, 8:45, 10:15. Sundays...
What's Up, Doc?, Bogdanovich again, this time directing Ryan O'Neal and Barbara Streisand. Sack 57, 10:15, 12, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7, 8:45, 10:15. Sundays...