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Doc and Merle

Watson, Doc
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A documentary which includes informal interviews, at-home picking sessions, music and rare film footage.

Vestapol Productions, a division of Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, Inc. ; directed by Joe Murphy & Kevin Balling.

"Rounder"--Container.

Originally released in 1986.

Bonus material: The TV show Homewood filmed in Los Angeles, California, in 1970, featuring Doc and Merle performing: Hold the woodpile down ; Shady grove ; Peach picking time in Georgia ; Black mountain rag ; Stagolee ; Tom Dooley ; Southbound ; I don't love nobody.

Doc Watson, Jack Williams, Fred Price, Clint Howard, Rosa Lee Watson, Merle Watson, musicians and interviewees ; Ralph Rinzler, John Cohen, Nancy Watson, Richard Watson, interviewees ; Joe Murphy, interviewer.

Produced, edited, and camera by Joe Murphy and Kevin Balling. Black and white TV performance 1967 directed by Ron Ciro, KCTS ; produced by John S. Ullman, Seattle Folklore Society.

Educational and home use only.
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