Doc Watson Performing Handsome Molly

Doc Watson was born in Deep Gap, North Carolina in 1923. He is an American Singer and Songwriter whose body of work encompasses folk, bluegrass, country, blues and gospel music.

This video is for "Handsome Molly" which was recorded around 1960 while Doc Watson was working with another notable musician, Clarence Ashley.

The Smithsonian has archived and rereleased some of Doc Watson's early work. Check it out!

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www.DocsGuitar.com

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[Backwoodsfuzz74]

Everything is better than the Bob Dylan cover

[JustinMatherne1]

such a gorgeous melody.

[bangbanggrind]

Listening to this is very cathartic; if I had a glass of wine or four in me I would be probably be close to tears. How often I wish I could step my foot in a steamboat and get away from it all.

I'm a North Carolina native and have seen him live three times. In Brunswick County sometime in the early 90's but was far to young to remember (I happen to know it was the night of the OJ car chase,) again at UNCW in 2005 or 6, and finally at the NC Museum of Art in 2009.

[DMrFrost]

When I was born me and Doc hung out all the time, sometimes we would look at houses and say, "who do you think lives there?" Othertimes they would play some music and being as I was still a baby I would cry in accompaniment.

[rmhallman]

My mom and dad were friends of Doc's in the 60's and 70's. They stayed at our house in California and later in Atlanta. One anecdote: my brother and merle were looking at a house across the street from ours and it had been covered with toilet paper. Merle said "look-Blowing inthe wind"

[Cadmium77]

@Backwoodsfuzz74

Haha...Bob Dylan based his entire career on imitating Doc's Peg and Awl..

[dondondoodle]

@billhubbard Wow, what great memories, sounds like good times. I met Doc back a number of years ago when I repaired a old Pioneer reel to reel for him and delivered it to him. He is good people. Over the years I have net him a number of other times and I have lots of pictures. I love going to Merlefest.

[haragan2007]

hmm seems to me that dylan cover just gets to me more.

[emilylikestorawr]

you know doc is my great uncle hee hee i havent seen him in maybe 2 years though i miss him <3 u! and is that really what he used to look like :)

[Lessar77]

I have this sung by the Stanley Brothers.

[bluegrass4me1]

I'm interested in seeing the videos for sure. Let me know