• Traditional Plus: On American Roots Music and the Legacy of Doc Watson

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Traditional Plus: On American Roots Music and the Legacy of Doc Watson

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  • Readings from the award-winning biography of Doc Watson, and a deeper dive into traditional American roots music, with conversations, reflections, and outtakes from the book and other sources.
    Copyright © 2010, 2012, 2019, Kent Gustavson, Ph.D.
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Episodes
  • 01. Introducing Traditional Plus: On American Roots Music and the Legacy of Doc Watson

    01. Introducing Traditional Plus: On American Roots Music and the Legacy of Doc Watson
    Jul 23 2019

    00:07 American folk music and the legacy of Doc Watson.

    00:47 Doc Watson as a country music innovator.

    04:16 Doc Watson’s first performance of Amazing Grace on March 25, 1961.

    07:38 Amazing Grace and Doc's life, illness, and deal with God.

    12:06 The death of Doc's son, Merle.

    14:33 On Praying Ground and the second half of Doc's career.

    15:01 Blind But Now I See—a tribute to Doc Watson.
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    18 mins

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.