Love the way Doc called out the players! Loved Doc Love watching Norman play, it always looks like he having so much fun All are great I got a Dan Crary autograph in the late 80's in England while I was there working in the oil field- he played a concert at a very little club Excellent
Everytime i listen to doc watson and other incredible bluegrass pickers like these i'm totally inspired to practice and practice! Im surprised im not totally put off by just how good they are but they play so damn good i just have to try!
The three great flat pickers, and Sam. They set the standard for all of us who have come after them. I remember Doc and Norman and Dan first playing on stage together like this at Winfield, Kansas, on a cold Saturday night in late September, 1972. Great picking, and great memories.
+James523001 I was there too! 1975 Mark O'Connor won the National Flat Pick Championship. The legendary jam with Doc, Dan and Norman will haunt my memory till the day I die. I and others were literally stunned and walking around in a daze afterwards. Some of us huddled around little tape recorders listening to the jam. That is when the trend started of having the three jam on stage at Telluride and other festivals. A cover story in Pickin magazine about the jam. I don't believe they ever did match the magic that happened in Winfield that September though. I did see them in Telluride a few years later and as amazing as they were, it just wasn't the same. I have never heard of a good recording of the Winfield jam. Have you?
Sorry to delay this response. I caught it, and intended to respond, and then some things got in the way. I have a good copy of the jam from Saturday night, second generation off the sound board. They did Sally Gooden, Soldier's Joy, Black Mountain Rag, and Salt River/Bill Cheatham that night. It was cold as could be. I recall seeing Blake sitting around inside the barn playing with Sam and Curtis, Courtney, Tut, etc., before he went on that evening. Tut was there, and I believe he and Randy and Gruhn had a booth there.I also have a copy of Doc's set with Merle from that night. Very special time. Yep, O'Connor won second flatpicking in 1974 behind Rick George, then first n 1975, then walked off stage when he made an error during his round in 1976 , and didn't final at all. In 1977, he won first place. I recall that very well because I was one of the five finalists. I'd only been picking for about six years, and I'd never played in that competition or any national competition before that. Although I didn't hit the top three spot that year, I was plenty happy to be in the finals in such good company.
I remember the first time i heard Doc Watson play a song on the radio. First time in my life i had to pull over the car to listen. To this day i only had to do that one other time.
It almost seems as if someone intentionally muted Dan’s microphone. Those three guitar pickers could complement each other if the equipment worked as intended. Not to take away from anyone, it’s not a competition but Dan brings some of Doc, Norman, and himself. If you never heard him, do so and you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Otherwise, an excellent look into the past.
that is one all-star jam there!
Haaa the looks on their faces when Doc changes it from Salt Creek to Sally Goodin....YES!
I believe the first tune they pick is "Salt Creek", right before Sally Goodin'. What an amazing video!
Thank you. I was a bit baffled by the title.
A little Bill Cheatum thrown in for good measure at the end!
WOW
Love the way Doc called out the players! Loved Doc Love watching Norman play, it always looks like he having so much fun All are great I got a Dan Crary autograph in the late 80's in England while I was there working in the oil field- he played a concert at a very little club Excellent
Masterpiece
Doc Ruled, doesn't get much better than this
Thanks for this. These guys are excellent players nobody can sound that good without years of playing, practice and love of brilliant music
Everytime i listen to doc watson and other incredible bluegrass pickers like these i'm totally inspired to practice and practice! Im surprised im not totally put off by just how good they are but they play so damn good i just have to try!
haha all flatpickers felt this one^
Doc is my favorite bg musician
Oh my
I love Doc Watson! I'm so glad I got to see he and Jack at the Ryman.
Very cool
Certified, just the best. I miss Doc... So rich, so pure.
That shade top 28’ though!!!!!!
That box was over 40 years old at the time
The three great flat pickers, and Sam. They set the standard for all of us who have come after them. I remember Doc and Norman and Dan first playing on stage together like this at Winfield, Kansas, on a cold Saturday night in late September, 1972. Great picking, and great memories.
+James523001 I was there too! 1975 Mark O'Connor won the National Flat Pick Championship. The legendary jam with Doc, Dan and Norman will haunt my memory till the day I die. I and others were literally stunned and walking around in a daze afterwards. Some of us huddled around little tape recorders listening to the jam. That is when the trend started of having the three jam on stage at Telluride and other festivals. A cover story in Pickin magazine about the jam. I don't believe they ever did match the magic that happened in Winfield that September though. I did see them in Telluride a few years later and as amazing as they were, it just wasn't the same. I have never heard of a good recording of the Winfield jam. Have you?
Sorry to delay this response. I caught it, and intended to respond, and then some things got in the way. I have a good copy of the jam from Saturday night, second generation off the sound board. They did Sally Gooden, Soldier's Joy, Black Mountain Rag, and Salt River/Bill Cheatham that night. It was cold as could be. I recall seeing Blake sitting around inside the barn playing with Sam and Curtis, Courtney, Tut, etc., before he went on that evening. Tut was there, and I believe he and Randy and Gruhn had a booth there.I also have a copy of Doc's set with Merle from that night. Very special time. Yep, O'Connor won second flatpicking in 1974 behind Rick George, then first n 1975, then walked off stage when he made an error during his round in 1976 , and didn't final at all. In 1977, he won first place. I recall that very well because I was one of the five finalists. I'd only been picking for about six years, and I'd never played in that competition or any national competition before that. Although I didn't hit the top three spot that year, I was plenty happy to be in the finals in such good company.
@@James523001 cool story James I have been to Winfield a couple of years ago I hope I get to go back there is something special about that place.
A lot of great pickers went through Winfield.
GEMS!
What a crew!!!
Whaaaat?!??! How did I never see this!?
I remember the first time i heard Doc Watson play a song on the radio. First time in my life i had to pull over the car to listen. To this day i only had to do that one other time.
What was the other occasion can you remember?
That would have been a great place to be at the time!
Da Best!!!
lucky me, having been there!
I hate you-- instead of me
Sam and Norman are just about ready to go into orbit and Dan and Doc are lighting the fuse
Indeed
Thank You, such a treasure!
The good news is that Doc was reincarnated into Billy Strings.
I've died and gone to heaven.....
It almost seems as if someone intentionally muted Dan’s microphone. Those three guitar pickers could complement each other if the equipment worked as intended. Not to take away from anyone, it’s not a competition but Dan brings some of Doc, Norman, and himself. If you never heard him, do so and you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Otherwise, an excellent look into the past.
I want a teleporter to take me back to the 1970s
WOW!!!!!!!!
Sublime! L to R: Sam Bush, Norman Blake, Dan Crary and THE DOCTOR!
Sally Goodin -> Bill Cheatham -> Sally Goodin
yeah, I'm in the middle humming along and thinking - wait, that's Bill Cheatham! thanks for making me feel a bit less crazy... :)
Umm, first tune is salt creek, JS
Then sally goodin
Then bill cheatam
Eric Langejans yep
Doc has the whole arrangement laid out perfectly in his mind! Was that Sam Bush back in "79? Didn't realize he was that old.
He's from April 1952
🌾
I do believe I have died and gone to heaven
😃
Noooo normans last break was so distorted!
Sam bush is completely ageless
I was conceived there
Dan Crary's mic was OFF!
@8:20, sounds like me.
Can't hear Crary!!
Sam Bush got some Hair!! LOL
私はブルーグラスが大好き💕で参加ミュージシャンの、CDは殆ど持って居ます。
Dan's guitar mike wasn't right until the end of the session.
What is not to like????????????????????!!
Don’t get no finer
Iij