"Tennessee Stud" played by Doc Watson and Jack Lawrence

[rmcnabb]

Where's the "Worship" button?

[Razzjenk]

Is there a button better than 'LIKE' because I'd push it....

[Thelonesniper101]

Doc was born just 20 miles from me :)

[TheMahagoni]

@Thelonesniper101 You Live in North Carolina?

That's amazing

[MrBigstomp]

simply awesome !!!!

[groeneveldp]

Strange Fruit Palestine trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Palestine body swinging in the Arab breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the olive trees. Pastoral scene of the Palestine land, The bulging eyes and a twisted hand, Scent of olives sweet and fresh, And the sudden smell of burning flesh! Here is a fruit for the vultures to pluck, For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, For the sun to rot, for a tree to drop, Here is a strange and bitter crop.

[saxonfield3]

@PsychoBillySicko Hey Billy ! Bet you ain't as old as I am, son ! 61 next birthday .....

We good-natured Fish people need to stick together, though ....

Best of luck to you, wherever you bide ! And enjoy your ? birthday !

[thetrashyboy]

Wish I could play like Doc!!

[adampnewsome]

Cash does it better...

[neenar19]

is doc watson considered country, or bluegrass, or has he played in both traditions? genuinely curious - as i find myself listening to more and more bluegrass and branching out, im finding it harder and harder to claim a dislike for "country" music (i don't enjoy modern pop country), lol - ps this songs f'ing awesome

[Transformerfan117]

I don't really care for country-like music, but heard this song and really enjoyed it!

[saxonfield3]

The 1972 album, a real collectors' item these days, was re-issued in 2002 as a 2 disc CD. It's a fine addition to any music collection and includes some outstanding performances from both the members of the old guard and the younger, "long-haired Californians", as someone said. The youngsters clearly felt very privileged to have the opportunity to work with all the big names. This comes across on every track which they made together.

[saxonfield3]

... great Vassar Clements on this track is superb. Interestingly, on this studio recording, Doc leaves out the verses about the "Indian braves" and their "nags". We can only speculate why ....

Someone commented that the song also contains a reference about "making love on the cabin floor". Personally, I didn't hear that, but there is a mention of, "a pretty little baby on the cabin floor". Presumably, the result of the lovemaking.

The green-eyed Tennessee was evidently fond of his mare, too ...

[saxonfield3]

@gsjbaldwin. Doc would have been 86 already. He was born in 1923 about a month after my mother. I'm proud, quite coincidentally, to share the same birthday with him - March 3rd. This stage performance with Jack Lawrence is a fine one but, for my money, Doc's finest rendition of this great song is to be found on the famous 1972 3 LP album, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and a host of old Nashville stars which included Doc himself. The fine fiddle playing of the ...

[PsychoBillySicko]

@saxonfield3 sweet! My bday is 3/3 too!

[gsjbaldwin]

Saw him at New Orleans Jazzfest a couple of years ago. Of course his picking was immaculate. What amazed me though was that his voice was strong and pitch perfect -- at 80 years of age. That man is something!

[musikus48]

Sehr guter Vortrag, super Gitarrenspiel.

Ein Bravo und viele Grüße in die USA sendet

Bert

[howlinwolf1759]

Doc is absolutley incredible! I always love Doc, he is a national treasurer!

[krazyguitarpicker]

you can't sing blugrass unless your voice cracks just a little. Gotta love Doc!

[drjj77]

catfish <3

[AnotherHoustonKid]

Someone please take away those peoples computers who dislike this.

[grainy8films]

Doc Watson is an genius

[QuibloGamingStudios]

@grainy8films-Hes real good, considering hes blind

[thegreatpumpkin1313]

@QuibloGamingStudios Considering he's blind??  How about period.

[QuibloGamingStudios]

@thegreatpumpkin1313 - yeah, been blind since birth, he has

[thegreatpumpkin1313]

@QuibloGamingStudios Yea I get that but I'm saying that "considering he's blind" is not applicable here. You might say that about a guy who kinda sucks, "He's good considering he's blind" because you're being nice and it's hard to play guitar especially if you're blind, however, in this case his being blind has absolutely no bearing since he's playing that guitar better than a guy with 3 eyes could. Get what I'm saying?

[QuibloGamingStudios]

@thegreatpumpkin1313 - yea I got what ur saying. i agree that he can play better than a man with 3 eyes.

Peace Out Man!

[vestaxvestax]

no hes just good

[MsCourtneybrown]

We use to jam this, banjo, guitars, bass, dam I miss the 70's and when people had fun. Music rocked and DOC, Your the BEST...Taught me some good pickin" R.I.P., (Thanks for posting) <3

[thehognias]

AWESOME

[MoonlitGypsy]

What a wonderful video! Thanks for sharing. I had the opportunity to have dinner with Doc in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1973 and turned it down because I didn't know who he was at the time (I was a stupid, idiotic 19-year-old who only knew Flatt & Scruggs at the time and have since learned how absolutely incredible he is)! Since then, I've seen him in concert many times, and his voice and talent haven't diminished at all! Too bad he doesn't get my direction as often as he used to.

[schlagar5o]

5 people have GOT to be deaf!!! even johnny cash would approve of this

[rwclemente]

Guy Clark said it best in his song, "Dublin Blues". One verse said, "I have seen the David, seen the Mona Lisa too, and I have heard Doc Watson play Columbus Stockade Blues." I thought comparing Doc Watson to Michelangelo's "The David" and DaVinci's "Mona LIsa" was hittin' the nail on the head.

[Donnnnnnny]

Whats a flat-picker? 

[DylanMan6]

@Donnnnnnny A flat picker is some who uses a regular pick to down strum up strum and hit individual notes as oppose to finger picking where you use of course your fingers and claw hammer where you strum with like your fingernails which i don`t really get you`ll have to look it up.

[heckdogg]

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!

[GrizzlyBear9999]

Doc knows the lyrics and music to more songs than most anyone who has ever played music. He is an incredible guitar player on top of that and plays a pretty mean banjo too.

[keymankeys1960]

fantastic talent and great song .........thanks for posting

[ejgiv]

Doc played this song a thousand times better in the old days. Cf. Will the Circle Be Unbroken with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band from the early seventies..

[MrBasilGanglia]

@ejgiv He is in his 80's for crying out loud. I bet he plays it better than you EVER will.

[ejgiv]

@MrBasilGanglia Have to admit you are right. I should never have gotten on his case. But I sure do love listening to old Doc in the younger years. : -)

[MrBasilGanglia]

@MrBasilGanglia Fair enough.

[jbdmed]

@ejgiv great album! where I discovered Doc

[welder541]

Doc contracted an eye infection just before his 1st birthday . He's been blind his whole life. Sure did'nt stop him from living a regular life though. A living legend in his own time. A one of a kind human being!!!

[bobypop916]

This is a faster, almost too fast, version compared to the deep voiced, rich Johnny Cash one--though the finger tapping on the guitar and side comments are cool--but it is really fast --almost on speed. On the other hand, who can deny the Doc his version.....but Johnny Cash rules.

[bobypop916]

This is a faster, almost two fast, version compared to the deep voiced, rich Johnny Cash one--though the finger tapping on the guitar and side comments are cool--but it is really fast --almost on speed. On the other hand, who can deny the Doc his version.....but Johnny Cash rules.

[jehovahuponyou]

One word there chillin'...

AWESOME!

[AustinRogers1]

The box: "Ole Hoss"...and I played it once! So I had to get my own Doc Watson model...with the cutaway, of course!

[SSchus87]

No one is better. Period!!!

[n5393c]

Doc Watson is always a pleasure to listen to , no matter the song.

[astudyofmuse]

This is such a great song

[mackdaddie222]

Four people hit dislike, ah well.

God Bless Doc Watson for setting the bar for flatpickers, being a great human being, and singing and playing his soul through the guitar. It will be a long time before we see his match with the flatpick.

Thanks for posting this.

[dubmaster53]

What happened to Merle Watson?

[dressagegal]

@dubmaster53 Merle was killed in a tractor accident. So sad.

[baltimoreyankee]

" This ain't elementary stuff, this is P.H.D. .... this is Doctor Watson "!

[baltimoreyankee]

" Absolutely and Positively and Honestly I sure do love this man's style "! This is real talent, no faking about it!

[pythonparker]

this is one of my faverit songs and doc is my faverit flat picker

[zoid52]

Doc= The Man

[EliteUBH]

4 people accidentally hit thumbs down

[bigdjindustriez]

@bassbob42 Miss him? He's still touring...

[bassbob42]

@bigdjindustriez Your right, I thought he had passed away. First thing to go is the memory! Thanks for the correction.

[mackerall19]

i would not be sittin down id be groovin

[Badstuma]

was he singing with the nitty gritty dirt band? greetings from AUSTRIA



[jbdmed]

@Badstuma He did this song with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in the 70's Album "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" This was recorded later. Jack Lawrence started playing with him later after Merle died

[revdolaf]

@Badstuma Yes and No: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did a fantastic award winning album in 1972 called Will the Circle Be Unbroken - or maybe the 2nd album got the award......anyway, Doc Watson performed this song with the NGDB on the first LP. I'm not sure whether he was included on the second album in 1974.

Peace N Love

[revdolaf]

@Badstuma This song was performed by Doc Watson on the NGDB's album Will the Circle Be Unbroken in 1974.

Peace N Love

[A1l2l2e2n4]

@Badstuma



[fetermcblues]

Nobody is like Doc Watson ...the best of all !!!!

[welder541]

I sure wish i could of been sitt'in in this auditorium when he played this. A true master. God bless ya Doc.

[welder541]

The best pure example of american music i have ever heard. This man is truly in a class all by himself.

[biscuits22081]

best version of this song EVER!

[probinson1337]

I love when Guy Clark says in one of the live performance of Dublin Blues ~I have seen the David, and the Mona Lisa too, and I have heard Doc Watson play Columbus Stockade Blues~ at the mention of David and Mona Lisa, not a hint of sound from the crowd, but at the mention of Doc, the crowd goes KRAZEE! We're Americans, we KNOW great American art. Best flatpicker of all time.

[dmonks40]

flatpicking ownage

[vintageguitarguru]

thank you for posting this Mr. Grossman

[Johnfern99]

Doc is the best!

[tiktoride]

I've had the pleasure of seeing DOC a few times. What a great player.

[aholefaceman77]

@tiktoride I to got to see Doc a few times when I was a youngster. What a performer

[BeccaR76]

I'm impressed!  I love a good guitar - they're so hard to come by anymore.

[coleyman1]

He is playing a Galager (sp). A handmade guitar. I think it is made right there in Tennessee. I had a songwriter friend that had one and it was a gem. Very expensive and sought after by collectors and pickers.. If anyone knows anything about these guitars, please post any information you might have. Thanks..

Coleyman......

[coleyman1]

I found out a little about the guitar he is playing. It is a Gallagher, made in Wartrace, Tennessee by the Gallagher family. They have a webb site that tells you anything you would want to know...

Coleyman

[welder541]

Up until now i had only heard Eddie Arnold's version of this song. Doc Watson,WOW what a performer. I just love the beat box gallop. Great post Thanks alot. Really enjoyed this!!!

[stxman51]

who is jack lawrence? I don't believe I've ever heard of him....but I like his pickin'

[jbdmed]

Great picker who toured with doc a few years ago...Saw them maybe 5-6 years ago .Jack never said much on stage did have a cd at the concerts however

[ff854]

Jack Lawrence is one of the cleanest pickers that you will ever find. I saw them in Louisville KY and talked to him during one of their intermissions. He has toured and performed with Doc Watson for over 20 years. He even has a signature model Martin D-28(check out his website) He appears on most of Doc Watsons instructional DVD'S as well. If you ever get a chance to see them on stage together go for it. You won't be disappointed.

[vincentfromia]

I saw and heard Jack Lawrence partnered with Joe Smothers at The Red Baron in Greenville, SC YEARS ago. Impressed then with what clean picking he did and even tho Smothers did most of the singing, Lawrence did some fine vocals, too.

Seemed like a nice guy.

[IBG67]

I prefer Docs fingerpicking.

[evsynator]

there aint no words .. but i will try brilliant ... as just one ...i would realy love to meeet him and play just one song with him ... though i know i aint worthy , and i dont say that about many people .

[GrasshopperSlim]

I met Doc a few weeks back at the Musicfest in Sugar Grove, North Carolina. Iv'e been to four festivals this summer and talking with him was the highlight of my summer. I have posted a few of his songs on my channel if you would like to watch. Check them out at Grasshopperslim. I don't think anyone has posted more recent performances from him than my vids.

[FireMonty]

You lucky so & so :-)

[sproutrocksit]

Awesome video. I've loved this song since I was a kid, and Doc performs it like nobody else. He had me laughing out loud with that Indian verse and all the other little things he throws in :) Thanks for posting this!!!

[mitchell1594]

chris ledoux played it better

[livekaloo]

great performance and great song! i like so much this kind of music and i thank quentin tarantino to have made me know that! i hope you understand even though my english ;-)

[Yeractualpatience]

A great player (both JL & Doc) and a lovely , modest and humble guy. Thanks for posting.

[mwp62]

True graciousness and class.

[feeldhand]

he'll be welcome at the door of jesus and the father and spirit ,,aint but one DOC WATSON,,I WILL BE WANTIN LESSON'S DOC WHEN I GET ,,, HOME .WELL DONE FAITHFUL AND UPRIGHT MAN...

[thawthepast]

GRAND

[gmn52]

Doc is one of the few performers that not only will you get your money's worth at his show but you'll feel like you owe him money when it's over!!!

[BuddyKatt]

Doc is sick, y'all. Pray.

[acebodine]

Doc Watson is the best flat-picker I have ever seen.

[thebassbone]

@acebodine chet atkins?

[SamtheMan0728]

Wonderful song. Wonderful.

[stonewall554]

got to see him at Grey Fox. There were lots of great bands there including a re-union of Old and in the Way (minus Jerry of course) but when Doc came on stage it was like the music went to a whole new level! I think he encored 4 times! The crowd wouldnt leave! everytime he went of stage the crowd would just get louder and louder until he came back out and played another. Definitly one of the best ever to sit a stage!

[coleyman1]

I met him in the Nashville airport a few years back. I didn't make a big deal out of it and we sat and talked for 30 minutes and you would have thought we were next door neighbors! Great man, unbelievable talent, and humble as well.

[BuddyKatt]

More Doc of Deep Gap, N.C.!

Yes, he is blind, from birth. I've met him. He is blind.

[bigmamou]

BuddyKatt (3 weeks ago) - Yes, he is blind, from birth. I've met him. He is blind.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

He was NOT born blind! He was blinded at the age of one due to a severe eye infection. He claims he can still remember his sight!

[wattsun]

Yes of course he,s blind and I am very proud to say I am related to him.

[Guitarstring187]

is he really blind

[mulsteelebroad]

Yes. Have seen him several times and he is always led to stage.

[Guitarstring187]

that very faact may make him the best guitar player in the world and he was amazing before i knew that

[mannytwoshoes]

(He was when I visited him at his house in NC.) His dad taught him never be weak or hide behind his infirmity - and he built his own house! (He had vision as a very small child.)

He lost his son Merle in a tragic farm accident on their place there in Big Gap. - Manny

[wattsun]

Deep Gap

[KyndestKid]

Thanks for posting this!!! Loved every second of it!

[dano4734]

An American National Treasure

God Bless You Doc

and thank you for the music

[eastertim]

My hero! Slap his paw, Doc!

[keefek]

This is one of the more astonishing things that so-called country/western music can do.

Lawd, help me. This is fabulous.

[denisenkev]

me too k.

[feeldhand]

the best old time player i've heard,strong right hand pressure,playin loud and clean is tough,,,,with just another guitar,good blending, thanks for the post,watch it alot

[caraphyllis]

Oh man, that's good.

[bdpsneed]

Just to clarify- the operational word is "featured" (at least for a break) as Jack is in most of the songs they play together such as "Black Mountain Rag" and "Way Downtown" rather than fills and back up. lol

[jereminca]

Awesome, Doc Watson will always be the best. Check out my version of the song. Would appreciate any feedback

[SSchus87]

Holy crap...this is simply the most amazing video of America's greatest. God bless Doc Watson. If he ever performs within 500 miles of where you live, gas up the El Camino and go see him. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!! Thanks for sharing this awesome video, keep 'em coming...!!!!

[54spiritedwill54]

Doc Watson: American Legend; enough said.

[canoebelue]

It looks like the Walker Center in Wilkesboro, NC.

[bdpsneed]

Doc is great- no one like him. For those who haven't heard Jack Lawrence (not featured on this song), he is definitely the "keeper of the flame."

[evoroxxor]

what do u mean not featured on this song??? its Jack sitting next to him on backup and fills lol

[zmanpluto]

This is great. Wish there was a vidio of him doing it with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band... Its awsum

[azbyhorn]

Does anyone know where and when this was recorded?

[LAdodgers25]

perfect

[blahblahblah85]

In the 60's and 70's in Australia i had to send away for his music or find bootleg albums. Its great now to be able 2 see him on da net..living legend!

[dressagegal]

doc is GOD! weeeeeeeee ty for posting

[flatpikinguitar]

does anyone know the cord progressions in the key of d

[jkpuskar]

These are the chords I know, transposed from G:

Verse: D C D A D

Chorus: D C D G F A D A D

[elguitaro]

ahh, the horse hoof sound he makes on his guitar is perfect. Dead on time, bright and clear... very tasteful. Doc's the best.

[crispian2005]

ITS ON "SOUTHBOUND"

[bigfig1900]

Of all the versions I've heard I think Doc Watson's is the best.

[Acqsa]

Thank you!

[dullsville]

The nerve and the blood!

[Acqsa]

Lively, lovely and different! Wonder if this version is on an album? Help me out folks, all I've got is "The Circle"! LOL Really cool post, many thanks!

[bopbopbobert]

There are lots of Doc watson DVDs & CDs available through Amazon and I'm sure others. I believe this song is on either " Southbound " or " On Stage " both are with son Merle. Check them out.

[bopbopbobert]

There are lots of Doc watson DVDs & CDs available through Amazon and I'm sure others. I believe this song is on either " Southbound " or " On Stage " both are with son Merle. Check them out.

[bigdjindustriez]

This tune is on alot of his albums, I have about 16 of his albums or more, and it's on half of them.

[lisnorrog]

gotta adore doc =)

[dp11issosweet]

doc, so lighthearted, but 2 mins later hell break into an omie wise murder ballad and make you feel that emotion just the same...he is the best

[trvlnlight]

My Daddy used to play this song for me when i was a kid.

[kotounski]

Wow! That was amazing.

[dms47949]

Go Doc Go!!!

[pevargas]

Doc Watson: American Legend; enough said.

[sandladyvb]

This version of Tennessee Stud is purebred!

Thanks for the post.

[BeatleluvaEmma]

I love this song!!! Doc Watson is my favorite guitarist. If anyone here plays the fiddle and wants to learn this song contact me k? i figured out the notes a couple hourse ago

[saxonfield3]

I've never heard that verse about circling the Indian camp before. Perhaps in other recordings it has been omitted for reasons of political correctness .... ??

[pseudosage]

Thanks for the video. I saw Doc in concert for the first time, a few months ago. I was hoping that he would play "T.Stud", but he didn't. Happy to see it here!

[schnauzerhead]

I saw him in I think september 2006, and someone yelled out "TENNESSEE STUD" and he said "Son, I think I about rode that horse to death", and he played it.

[dp11issosweet]

lol...mustve made the some one night with that one

[Stonewort]

Fantastic recording of this classic.

[maurieer]

The great Doc Watson.

Thanks for posting.