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Sittin' On Top Of The World

Doc Watson Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Six Thousand Years Ago
2 Tom Dooley
3 I Am A Pilgrim
4 Old Mountain Dew
5 Little Darlin' Pal Of Mine
6 Blue Smoke
7 Sitting On Top Of the World
8 He's Coming To Us Dead
9 Georgia Buck
10 The Intoxicated Rat
11 Corrina, Corrina
12 Spike Driver Blues
13 The Dream of the Moner's Child
14 Green Sleeves
15 Way Downtown
16 Little Sadie
17 Black Mountain Rag
18 The Worried Blues
19 Farewell Blues
20 Liberty
21 Hobo Bill's Last Ride

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As a result of the resurgence of interest in folk and bluegrass music in the early 60s, Doc Watson was invited to appear at the 1963-64 Newport Folk Festivals and he performed at Town Hall in NYC in 1963 with Bill Monroe. This revival of interest was often manifested by enthusiasm for the genre on college campuses, which led to these amazing and rare solo performance recorded at Purdue University on March 19, 1964 with a second performance the following day at University of Illinois. The fact Doc is playing solo is also unique as his son Merle joined him on tour Shortly after those performances, he was invited to perform in front of enthusiastic college crowds, solo, before his son Merle joined him on tour the following year. This CD contains performances from his Purdue appearance that were not included in the initial Doc Watson: Live From Purdue CD as well as five rare tracks from his University of Illinois appearance..

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  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 4.92 x 0.47 inches; 3.03 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rockbeat Records
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2018
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 31, 2017
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Rockbeat Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076W3MTXV
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

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oldmomma
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Doc-well-you'll like this one!
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2019
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When I was a child-we had this album in LP...I've always loved it. So glad to have it back again-Doc just keeps growing on me-even his sad songs!
Came fast-and as described-great seller
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Thomas M Napier
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2018
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Excellent CD
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Steve Ramm
5.0 out of 5 stars Another must for “Doc” fans – from two of Doc's earliest live concerts with a great mix of songs
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2018
The reissue label – Rock Beat – owned by some of the original founders of Rhino Records (back when it was an independent) keeps coming up with some really fascinating CDs. Last year folk music fans were treated to two amazing releases from RB: A 1964 concert by Doc Watson at Purdue University (one of his first) and a concert by Mississippi John Hurt (one of his last). Now we have this one which adds more songs from the Purdue Concert and adds tracks from Doc at the University of Illinois the next day!

This one is another real gem and a must have for “traditional folk music” fans.

These concerts were historically important because they were:

Just before his first album (for Vanguard Records) was released (he keeps “plugging it”)
A year before Doc was joined on stage by his son Merle
Just Doc – no one else was playing
He [plays the guitar, banjo and harmonica.

There are 21 tracks here and each one is a gem. And Doc’s homespun personality shines through on all those introductions. The recording was obviously made “off the board” so sound is excellent.

The packaging - as with some other recent Rock Beat releases – could certainly be improved but it’s getting better This time (instead of a digipak) it is in a jewel box. Again there are very few liner notes (and they are uncredited) plus there is no notation to tell you which tracks came from which concert date. (why?) This minimalistic packaging makes it look like a bootleg – which it is not. It is licensed by the Watson Estate. I just hope that Rock Beat spends a bit more time on their package if they find more rare material like this (and I hope they do!)

It’s gems like this – which pop up after more than 50 years since they were recorded – that keep the legacy of Doc’s music alive.

I hope you found this review both informative and helpful.

Steve Ramm
“Anything Phonographic”
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