Then and Now (Doc Watson album)
| Then and Now | ||||
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| Studio album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 at Jack Clement Studio, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Folk, blues | |||
| Length | 27:08 | |||
| Label | Tomato | |||
| Producer | Jack Clement | |||
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Then and Now is the title of a studio album by American country music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1973.
At the Grammy Awards of 1974, this father and son collaboration won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.
Sugar Hill records re-issued versions — that excluded some tracks — of both Then and Now and Two Days in November in 1994. BGO Records released both with additional tracks from The Elementary Doctor Watson! in 2002.[1]
Reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Lindsay Palmer called the Watsons' style an "inimitable blend of acoustic folk and traditional country" and wrote "Their somewhat stylized selection of material is derived not only from the traditional genres, but also from the Watsons' native southeastern United States and its rich Piedmont blues heritage. The results are uniformly brilliant..."[2]
Track listing
- "Bonaparte's Retreat" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) – 2:02
- "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 2:16
- "Bottle of Wine" (Tom Paxton) – 2:06
- "Match Box Blues" (Blind Lemon Jefferson) – 3:33
- "If I Needed You" (Townes Van Zandt) – 2:36
- "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) – 3:09
- "That's All" (Merle Travis) – 2:58
- "Corrina, Corrina" (Traditional) – 2:49
- "Meet Me Somewhere in Your Dreams" (Cook) – 1:58
- "Old Camp Meetin' Time" (Traditional) – 2:11
- "Rain Crow Bill" (Traditional) – 1:30
Personnel
- Doc Watson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Merle Watson – guitar, banjo
- Norman Blake – dobro
- Vassar Clements – fiddle
- Bobby Seymour – pedal steel guitar
- Joe Allen – bass
- Kenny Malone – percussion
Production notes
- Produced by Jack Clement
- Executive producer – Kevin Eggers
- Mastered by Paul Zinman
- Design by Milton Glaser
- Photography by Mike Salisbury
References
- ↑ Allmusic entry for compilation release.
- 1 2 Palmer, Lindsay. "Then and Now > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.