Chet Atkins & Doc Watson #1

[MrCarlHaynes]

Doc Watson IS THE TRUE AMERICAN INSTITUTION IN MUSIC! Don't ever let anyone try to tell ya different!

[pattykake19]

Does any of Chet's family play? How about his grandson ? Does he play any?

[Soxpert]

I'm a hard rock/metal listener, but I love seeing the videos of these old country players. When people discuss "greatest guitarists" how these guys are left out of the discussion is mind blowing.

Put a stack of effects on Chet Atkins doing Orange Blossom Special, and people would lose their minds about how awesome a player he is.

[thebeauhooligan]

Doc is not completely blind. I went back stage at the Paramount, he was touring with mandolin genius Dave Grisman. There was a buffet laid out on a counter, and Doc surprised me when he said, "What's over there that's good. It looks like there is some really nice cheese", then walked over and piled up a plate. I almost asked him how much he could see, but that would have been insensitive and rude. Doc is a great man, and as kind and generous a Christian gentleman can be. I love Doc Watson. :-)

[Pickinbuddy]

@thebeauhooligan Back in 1970, I was hanging out with Doc and his son Merle and we'd gone out for coffee and after about 20 minutes, Doc pulled out a pocket watch-flipped it open...and it was in Braille! He laid his index and middle fingers over the face, and said "We better be getting back in a couple of minutes..." I have never seen anything like this before or SINCE!! Doc is so amazing...

[mudspud01]

doc looks pist off

[SuperTroublecat]

rock fan 363 you must be a mentally unstable human being. otherwise why would you say that about this music. i hope that you are going to get on meds. ma, pa, help this poor child overcome his difficulties in his life so that he may be reajusted to a normal human being.

[matthewjagnarain]

I've never seen such good syncopation.. If you look at their feet... They are both tapping it at the same time..

[gwright1014]

@rockfan363

Why is that there always some low-life like you to pollute the honest comments. Why don't you crawl back under your rock and eat some dirt.

[rockfan363]

@gwright1014 whoa take a chill pill dude, what r u talking about?

[gwright1014]

@rockfan363

I'm talking about your crude and inappropriate comment above. Maybe I've not adapted to the times and the generation we're living in now, but It's offensive to me. Whatever happened to common courtesy and respect for other folks reading the comments. I apologize for referring to you as a low-life. You're probably just a product of our "in your face" society. I'd still like you see you remove your original comment. It's crude and pointless.

[rockfan363]

@gwright1014 I'm sorry dude. I see what you mean now though I wish I could remove it but Youtube doesn't have that thing where you can delete your comments anymore.

[darthaardvark]

@gwright1014 Stop being a vagina you pussy. If you don't like some anonymous fucktard's comment on the internet, jog on. It was a stupid comment, but you are even stupider for thinking that your response is elevated, warranted, or necessary. It makes you sound like a dick on a high horse. Now Shut The Fuck UP and Listen to the Damn music you twat.

[gwright1014]

@darthaardvark

Well, now. Aren't you a regular ray of sunshine? Thanks so much for your profound comment.

[darthaardvark]

@gwright1014 You are sincerely welcome.

[chainsawbeaver]

@darthaardvark This is the most hypocritical comment i have ever seen in my entire life hahahaha

[darthaardvark]

@chainsawbeaver If so, I envy your lack of experience.

[donworth]

This is just bloody fantastic....so much talent packed into two people and what a joy to hear them play together ...amazing...sent shivers up my spine.

[MisterGUITAR1000]

All Hail The Guitar Masters Doc Watson ,Chet Atkins ,Merle Travis ,Jerry Reed,Doyle Dykes and Tommy Emanuel ...

[Master100Mind]

@MisterGUITAR1000 And ALOT more!

[skunkroaster]

Sweet Pickin

[engraver41]

Brian Zetzer , eat your heart out, here are the kings, probably where you got your nothin doin no melody fast picken from and tried to add to it , but did'nt work out.!!!!

[RogerjTurner]

@engraver41 Spell his name correctly please - it's Setzer. Also, look for a Youtube of Chet Atkins talking about Gretsch guitars and hear what he has to say about Brian Setzer. I trust his opinion a bit more than yours.

[grainy8films]

Beautiful



[kevinjconroy]

wow these two guys are amazing...what a great feeling you get from watching them...

[BlueHeeler1952]

Every time I see this I get shivers down my spine. Two of the absolute best ever.

[chester777ful]

Pity they only made one album together they sure were great

[3Spikes2glry]

max after you kick him in the nuts I will just for being stupid

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

One of my most treasured recordings - an LP no less - is of Doc and Chet together. Have to look this song up - is it "Dill Pickle Rag"? If you close your eyes, you can almost see and hear them sitting on someone's porch, playing and just having a wonderful time. I'm glad these two fine gentlemen got paid well for their performing, but I bet they'd do it for free if they had to. They sound like they enjoy it that much.

[TheCathyEvans]

These boys were great together...

[davebob65]

atta boy max, you tell em!

[fiddlnbanjo]

i heard doc use to come down to winston-salem and play on the street with a can when he was young, any truth to that? nothing fine than hearing him, vassar and earl playing that bluegrass threesome.

[mckennar]

even buckfast drinkers like me love doc n chet

[joelanddebra]

Doc Watson has been blind from birth. Several Bios out there about this.

[TechNed]

Got this on CD & loved it for years .. It's "Medley - a) Black And White - b) Ragtime Annie"

Great post. Thanks!

[DlABL0GlCAL]

Bravissimo

[mobilechief]

You yungans best leave Doc alone!

[charlesruby79]

Docs right and Chets left . Their feet say it all . They both know every note in the world .

[tomasperry]

Doc wasn't born blind - he lost his sight around - eleven? or a bit younger. So he's seen plenty of expressions.

Ragtime Annie - didn't Scott Joplin tell us that it was never right to play ragtime fast. I have a recording of this and slowed it down to 85% - sounds even better.

[procarpenter1788]

@tomasperry Actually, he lost his vision before his first birthday.

[tomasperry]

Doc wasn't born blind - he lost his sight around - eleven? or a bit younger. So he's seen plenty of expressions.

[badbom92]

As a soloist, Chet is legendary

As a partner, Chet makes the greatest even better...

[MrCarlHaynes]

@badbom92 Doc Watson IS A TRUE AMERICAN INSTITUTION IN MUSIC !

Don't ever let nobody kid ya.

[Witechawklit]

I've got an old 8 track of this. Doc has to be one of the smoothest flat pickers of all time.

[mackdaddie222]

Simply two of the best, love the different styles sitting next to each other.

Doc is one of the greatest flatpickers of all time, and well, it' Chet Atkins.

[funnymonkeyism]

make a better version i like this song =D

[alexdroogie100]

It's so relaxed...I know guitar players who can DO these things, but not do them like they are nuthin...

[grandimagineer]

Doc did not go blind until he was around 6.

I have his autograph...Yes he can write too...

[hairynakers]

WINNIE MADE THIS BIG

[reginequ]

great pickin`

[giorgiopicker]

hey black n white rag, among my favorite

[GORDON330]

Super blend of Nylon and Steel strings by a couple of Masters. What a tight ending!

[Strings4notes]

I really like this. A wonderful piece of history.

I wish that its audio was Hi-Fi quality. Sounds like it came from a VHS video cassette recorded at SLP/EP speed on the linear audio track. If anyone knows how to acquire a great copy of the original performance, I sure would like to know.

[SurvivingSweden]

Makes all the distortionist finger tappers of today look useless =) love it

[dmonks40]

wow they were even sweep picking back then!

[BlShkspr]

@dmonks40 That "sweep pick" is something Chet got from a classical player. He altered it a little and made it his own. Fingerpickers refer to it as, "The Super Lick"

[CrazyC0der]

Go Doc!! Even the most awesome players sound a little better with Chet. Thanks.

[theodorodepangrazia]

love that Doc Watson concentrates so...

[blindneep]

Check out Welshman John James version of this on Kicking Mule records from around '72

[grogandroppa]

they start with the Black & White rag....its a great rag but hard to find wriiten music for it.

[OutOfElmo]

y'all do know Doc Watson is blind, right? Why does he need to change his facial expression if he's never seen anyone else's expression his whole life? Buncha geniuses around here...

[BlShkspr]

@OutOfElmo If you're looking for Mensa members here, good luck my friend :-)

[jmooreguitar]

@OutOfElmo Doc was't blind at birth. He had a disease at the age of about 12 that caused him to lose his sight. He seen fine till then.

[ncsufan81]

@jmooreguitar Sorry but you have no idea what you are talking about. Doc was born with an eye infection and was totally blind before his first birthday.

[bluegrasslives60]

@jmooreguitar You are wrong about that!! do some research before making B S statements!!!

[RWTF99]

probably because you don't need to see other people's facial expressions in order to manifest one yourself

[46r11]

@OutOfElmo Cause he feels the music, and if you consider his handicap he truly is one of a kind, Wayne

[lynettekomidar]

@OutOfElmo  you kiddin' or what. He blind, not face dead.

[46r11]

@OutOfElmo HE'S FEELING THE SONG

[maxfedor1]

@OutOfElmo he lost his sight at an early age. besides facial expression have nothing to do with sight. dont believe me?close your eyes and i ll jick you in the fuckn nuts, you think youll make a facial expression. its called playing with music with all your feelings dipshit

[martinaxman]

@OutOfElmo LOL. Well, he certainly changes my expression! Every time I hear him!! BIG SMILES!

[taftmcintosh]

I like how doc flatpicks what chet had to sweep at the end. IM not one to talk smack but doc showed chet up bad there imo.

[hucka540]

I have a dire respect for Doc and what he did for flatpicking guitar, but I think you need to listen a little more carefully.

[timbov1]

@taftmcintosh

Well its hard to flatpick without a pick don't ya think? Chet was playing fingerstule. And you ever try to flatpick a classical guitar? The string tension is lighter than a steel string so you don't get as much deflection.

[CodyCEngdahl]

Smile, Doc! It can't be all that bad.

[lalberts]

two masters together. perfect.

[YOmama862]

i love ho docs facial exspression never changes lol

[LongTallYamlaJay]

Look closer, maybe!

[vicentesg]

Listen to the real music!

[daidli]

TEARIN IT UP SON!!!!

[rll1954]

Doc's playing "Old Hoss," his now retired Gallagher guitar.

[TrueBluegrass]

two of the best...love the ending

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Absolutely incredible stuff. Wow.

[keefek]

A very sweet guitar ditty from two masters.

[DekalbBlues]

2:09 ;^)

[caestill]

nothing much prettier than this.

[TraskMan50]

Just awe inspiring!!!

[brunofelix20]

Two masters!

[mrytb]

Two of the NICEST guys in the world....

[cutegrandma]

Magic fingers....

[andarcalabar]

Masterful indeed!

[BlShkspr]

I've never seen Chet use finger picks. He always uses a thumbpick, though.

[BuddyKatt]

finger picker vs. flat picker.

[MilesPittman]

Does Chet usually play without finger-picks? Or is it just so on that nylon stringed guitar?

[Galacticplane]

Thank you for uploading this amazing video!

[edwdixon5]

Wow. Those guys know a thing or two about a thing or two, and by a thing or two I mean some amazing guitar work.

[brownerthanu]

i love that quick lick exchange at the end.

[SunsetSix]

Love the way Doc's right foot and Chet's left foot are on the same wavelength.

[allenjs]

ha, that is great, thanks for pointing that one out.

[cwwiss]

finger licking good!

[BlShkspr]

This is two old fiddle tunes run together. The first part is called "Black and White" and then they transition into "Ragtime Annie"

[jcsizmazia]

My gratitudes . . .

[refici222]

fantastic

[cosmobunker]

As a certain Mr. Welk would say. "Wunnerful,Wunnerful. Tank You Boysah"

[knnan]

Incredible combo of Flatpicking and Fingerpicking....

[Elgatoviejo]

Boy if were ever two guys who made difficult guitar playing look effortless, it's Chet and Doc. What I love about these three videos is how much it looks like Chet is having.

[bluridgegal]

i've also heard this called "Raggedy Ann". Doc still tears this one up.

[buckhendrix]

Ragtime Annie.

[theowlsgo]

that's good!

[daffydoug]

Doc couldn't see, but he could SURE HEAR those chord changes!!!

[acousticguitarfan]

outstanding!

[Cliner97]

Heck even their toe tapping was perfectly in sync. Great stuff.

[delorme42]

I do believe that this was a song from their "Reflections" ablum from back in the seventies. And I do agree. It don't get much better than this.

[wahunga]

Perhaps we should rename this tune "As good as it f***in' gets"!

[GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

*sighhh,....... it's Ragtime Annie (yes, my final answer - lol)

And I totally agree - they are both National Treasures!

[AbsurdBrane]

Doc......a national treasure if I ever heard one.

[ianclytle]

Once and for all, it's "Black Mountain Rag" !

Jeez...

[club349]

your dumb... black mountain rag is about as famous as it gets.. and this is not it, godsfavourite is right, cleaery ragtime annie off reflections

[alianatwar9696]

At least I can spell...it's you're, not your...I bet the three hardest years of YOUR life was eight grade, huh?

[kamren14]

well your nice arent you... who cares anyhow this video is cool that's all that matters

[ChomFa]

club349 - is "Reflections" an album name? Gotta get me some more of this stuff!

[club349]

ya, its available on the internet, type in reflections chet atkins rapidshare and a link to download it will pop up off a website (you'll have to copy the link into your browser), or torrent it, or buy it

and was that guy making fun of my spelling... guess what nobody care how it spill anithing

[ChomFa]

Thanks. I guess if I'd read all the comments I'd have seen that!

[audiegates]

These two guys were "in the zone!!"

[stone1home]

I am trying to remember here... On Reflections, there's a classic rag, Dill Pickles, as I recall, that's based on an original classic by the East Texas Serenaders 'Three in One Two Step'. Beaumont Rag came from that source too, probably. Also, their tag end onto Goodnight Waltz came from the Leake County Revelers Wednesday Night Waltz. Wednesday Night Waltz is historically significant: first record ever to sell over 100,000 copies. Amazing, eh?

[RussianMadMan]

Sorry buddy but its not Dill Pickles its Dill Pickle Rag not to be a prick or snobby its just i am lettin ya know that thats the real name.

[Sacapateitas]

really good ending

[armysucks08]

Chet was my grandpas favorite guitar picker. On another note, when I was about 4 my grandma sent dad and I a cassette of "Remembering Merle." We played it over and over until it was worn out. Another favorite from grandma was Doc Watson's "Songs for Little Pickers." Froggy Went A Courtin' is my favorite on that one :)

[PavaoPaul]

Doc Rocks - what a guitar player!!!!

[giorgiopicker]

first part of this clip is Black and White Rag, three sections of it.)

[heffo51]

This is from the old vinyl called Reflections now on CD. The Doc Watson tune is called Rag Time Annie, and is a classic of his from one of his earliest albums. Chets version of Black Mountain Rag was put out at the time Doc made a splash on the folk scene with a flat pick version of it. It is on Youtube so grab a look. Doc blew the folk scene apart. He is mighty fine (excellent) finger picker too. One of his live versions of Sitting On Top of the World (Open d tuning) is THE best.

Regards

John

[stone1home]

The first tune, "Black and White"? I don't it's Black Mountain Rag.

[heffo51]

Yep, you are right. I didn't make it clear that Black Mountain Rag is not being played here by Chet. It is indeed Black and White (Rag( Thanksm John

[cettyboy]

Awesome!

[danflatpick]

The score???? It was recorded on "Reflections" (Sugar Hill Records)..................Does­ that help?

[axldudu]

Does anybody know where can I find the score of this fine medley?

[fridrikur]

The score is available at ultimate guitar dot com in a guitar pro format.

[fridrikur]

Ragtime annie and black mountain rag that is, separately. Not the medley.

[buzzdav4]

There is a civility to this music that's seldom found nowadays. So gorgeous. Pop music today seems tedious to me, if not downright ugly.

[amm131603]

id love to be able to play guitar like them

[640836]

chet really the guitar of father

[donnyoh]

Such taste...

[AJBluesman]

Pure Listening Bliss ! Thanks for uploading these gems, love it here in INDIA !!

[mosrite60]

two of the greatest flat-top pickers. Chet could play on anyone's turf. So adaptible to ALL styles. thx for vd. great

[Zhugs546]

Near the end, even their feet are tapping together. Beautiful!

[scottiem1]

Pure, masterful, enjoyable concentration, great!...

[eddiebiebel]

Thanks! This is so good to see & hear!

[fridrikur]

Black and white Rag/Ragtime annie is the name of the song

[fridrikur]

this is what I have been looking for all my life. Reflections is my favourite album! Thankx musikman74!!!

[merletravis]

thanx for this great duo :)