Doc & Merle Watson at Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. March 1, 1973 (soundboard audio)

An exceptional quality recording of the great father and son duo from 1973. The cover image is from Smithsonian (info below) taken in 1974. This recording was remastered in 2025. 00:00 - Intro, Tuning 01:36 - Freight Train Boogie 05:46 - Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad 08:32 - Peach Picking Time in Georgia 13:04 - Milk Cow Blues 16:22 - Black Mountain Rag 19:55 - Black Jack Country Chain 23:46 - Tennessee Stud 28:40 - Windy & Warm 31:25 - 3x7 34:38 - If I Needed You 38:42 - Match Box Blues 43:20 - The Billboard Song 46:35 - St. James Infirmary 50:06 - Doc Talking 52:59 - Brown's Ferry Blues 55:11 - Mama Don't Allow No Music ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Soundboard - ? - Flac - Wav @24/96 - Minor fixes Soundforge - 16/48 PCM wav (Tom Proctor 2025) Check out all the high quality Doc recording I have on my channel: Doc & Merle Watson at Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. March 1, 1973 (Audio soundboard - full show)    • Doc & Merle Watson at Lisner Auditorium Wa...   Doc and Merle Watson live Telluride w Sam Bush & Bela Fleck 1985 (Audio soundboard - full show)    • Doc and Merle Watson live at Telluride w S...   Doc Watson with Jack Lawrence and Mike Auldridge at The Birchmere 1988 (Audio- full show)    • Doc Watson with Jack Lawrence and Mike Aul...   Doc Watson live at Neighborhood Theater Charlotte December 9, 2000 (Audio soundboard - 2 full sets)    • Doc Watson live at Neighborhood Theater Ch...   Doc and Merle Watson live at Randy's Pickin' Parlor Nashville 1977 (Audio soundboard)    • Doc and Merle Watson live at Randy's Picki...   Doc Watson and Bill Monroe live at Bean Blossom 1969 (Audio soundboard)    • Doc Watson and Bill Monroe live at Bean Bl...   Doc Watson live at Blue Ridge Parkway Dedication 1987 (Audio soundboard)    • Doc and Merle Watson live at Randy's Picki...   Doc and Merle Watson live at Charlotte NC on the 4th of July 1980 (Audio soundboard)    • Doc and Merle Watson live at Charlotte NC ...   Doc Watson with Jack Lawrence Coconut Grove Santa Cruz 1995 (Audio)    • Doc Watson and Jack Lawrence live at Cocon...   Doc Watson, Fred Price & Clint Howard 1978 Mountain City, Tennessee (Audio)    • Doc Watson, Fred Price & Clint Howard 1978...   Doc Watson, Richard Watson & Jack Lawrence Suwannee Springfest 2002 (Audio soundboard)    • Doc Watson Christmas - Appalachian Carol a...   Doc Watson with Jack Lawrence and Dr. John in St. Louis August 8, 1986 (Audio Soundboard)    • Doc Watson with Jack Lawrence and Dr. John...   Doc Watson and Jack Lawrence at Strawberry Music Festival Camp Mather 1990 (Hog Ranch Radio FM)    • Doc Watson and Jack Lawrence at Strawberry...   Doc and Merle Watson w Tony Rice, Mark O'Connor, Peter Rowan Great American Music Hall 1983 (Audio soundboard))    • Doc and Merle Watson w Tony Rice, Mark O'C...   Cover Image Smithsonian Institution Asset Title: Doc Watson and Merle Watson Photographer: Henry Horenstein Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nmah_1203645 Asset Name: media:NMAH-AHB2006q10558 Source: National Museum of American History Image Link: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a... Usage Rights: CC0 (Public Domain) Description: Doc Watson (Arthel Lane Watson, b. 1923), blind since early life, rose to national acclaim during the folk revival of the 1960s. He became a major influence in acoustic music, including blues, old time, country, and bluegrass. His son Merle Watson (1946–1985) frequently performed with him until his death in a tractor accident. Location of Origin: Webster, Massachusetts, USA Object Type: Gelatin silver print photograph Measurements: 11 in x 14 in (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm) Negative Date: 1974 Print Date: 2003 Credit Line: Henry Horenstein