Doc and Merle Watson live at Telluride w Sam Bush & Bela Fleck 1985 (Audio soundboard - full show)

Stunning quality soundboard. One of the last recordings of Doc and Merle.

00:00 Ridin' on That New River Train
03:23 Shady Grove
06:34 Sittin Here Pickin' the Blues
10:00 Sheep's in the Meadow - Sunny Fork
12:20 Deep River Blues (Delmore Brothers, Merle Travis)
16:12 Smoke Smoke (Smoke That Cigarette)
19:15 Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
22:40 Arrangement Blues
26:15 Way Down Town
28:58 Make Me Down a Pallet On Your Floor
33:08 Milk Cow Blues
38:05 Black Mountain Rag
40:56 Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents
43:20 Nine Pound Hammer
46:43 Natural Born Gamblin' Man
49:11 Freight Train Blues
52:26 Looking for a Brand New Mama

at the 12th Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Town Park - Telluride, Colorado
June 22, 1985 - with Sam Bush, Bela Fleck and T. Michael Coleman

Source: Soundboard - KOTO Pre-FM reels - DAT (Remastered in 2022 by Mark Tryon)

This show is a precious bit of history with Doc, Merle, Sam, Bela and T Michael together on the Telluride stage. Doc sounds so happy during this set. Because of the historic significance of this recording, I had my friend and sound engineer Mark Tryon remaster this old soundboard and man does it sound great, thanks Mark! Sadly and tragically, Merle died in a tractor accident 4 months after this show. I don't think Doc was ever the same after Merle died. This little offering is dedicated to the preservation of Doc & Merle's memory.

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Doc's 100th Birthday was March 3, 2023. To commemorate Doc's 100th birthday here's a few high quality recordings I made or acquired over the years. Enjoy!

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