Southbound - Doc and Merle Watson

I learned this song when I was really young from the album "Doc and Merle Watson - Live" Vanguard Records.
I've always been touched by the story behind it. Merle Watson accompanied his father at a very early age (16 I believe) and wrote this song when on the road, far away from his home and loved ones. The loneliness really inspired him to write such a simple, yet beautiful song. Merle wrote this song after meeting Mississippi John Hurt at the Newport Folk Festival and the guitararrangement really shows this.
I'm playing my Gréven L-00v, capo on the first fret; G position.

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http://www.youtunerecords.com/daddystovepipe.html

Category:

Music

Tags:

• accoustic
• guitar
• blues
• fingerpicking
• doc
• merle
• watson
• mississippi
• john
• hurt
• country

[solance66]

Excellent

[chrileboy]

please teach this song

[etlambert]

Daddy: that was a great job, I love that song... You ever heard John Hurt by Doc and Merle? that's one I really like too...

TL

[smokindog]

I just listed to a radio interview with Doc Watson a few days ago. Thank God for public radio :-)

[lennypurnell]

Nice!

[mrwopsle]

You da' man!

[Fretkillr]

Enjoyable as always. Love the black-on-black color scheme. The daddystovepipe moniker is from early blues harmonica player Johnny Watson and he's credited as the earliest recorded blues harp player. *****

[carlguage]

Fantastic Daddy!! Playin and Singing!!!People ask me for lessons..They Should ask You!!great Fingerpickin!!Im a Flat picker!!

[bluesmanstrat]

I just wanted to thank you again for your wonderfull music. Your style is exactly what I wish I could play. Everytime I watch you, you stimulate me even more and I usually end up being able to figure out some of the stuff you are playing. I may not comment on all your videos but I do watch all of them and always give them the best rating. I will always applaud someone who helps promote and preserve this art of playing the blues. Keep'em a-comin' cause I'm a-watchin'!

[NeanderSapien]

yeah, man that's totally Mississippi John type pickin'. excellent