The Doc Watson Family

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The Doc Watson Family is the attribution of recordings by American folk music artist Doc Watson and wider family members originally released as an album in 1963. The field recordings were done by Ralph Rinzler, Eugene W. Earle, Archie Green, and Peter Siegel from 1960 to 1963. Artists on the recordings include Doc Watson (guitar, banjo, harmonica, mandolin, autoharp, vocals), Merle Watson (guitar, banjo), Gaither Carlton (banjo, fiddle, vocals), Dolly Greer (vocals), Sophronie Miller Greer (vocals), Annie Watson (vocals), Arnold Watson (banjo, harmonica, vocals), Rosa Lee Watson (vocals), Willard Watson (banjo), Ralph Rinzler (guitar). The album was re-released on Smithsonian Folkways on CD in 1990 with additional tracks from the 1970s. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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The Doc Watson Family

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Songs From The Southern Mountains

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Born In The USA: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 1

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Treasures Untold

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Americana Master Series: Best of The Sugar Hill Years

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Acoustic Focus

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Life's Work: A Retrospective

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The Definitive

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Harlan County USA: Songs Of The Coal Miner's Struggle

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Songs From The Southern Mountain

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