Third Generation Blues (1999)

About this title: Nobody plays a flat-top guitar quite like the versatile Doc Watson, and with Third Generation Blues, Watson teams with his son Richard to present a collection of 14 exquisite blues, country-folk, and gospel covers, each one as unique as a fingerprint. They perform the tunes on guitar, accompanied only by T. Michael Coleman on bass. From the down-home blues of Bubba White's "Honey Please Don't Go" and the country blues of Jimmie Rodgers' "Train Whistle Blues," to the up-tempo rendering of the classic "House of the Rising Sun," the Watsons again provide the smooth vocals and seamless guitar ... read more

Tracks:

1. Honey Please Don't Go [White]
2. If I Were a Carpenter [Hardin]
3. House of the Rising Sun [Ray/Holmes]
4. Gypsy Davey [Darby]
5. St. James Infirmary [Primrose/Traditiona]
6. Uncloudy Day [Alwood]
7. South Coast [Dehr/Eskin/Miller]
8. Milk Cow Blues [Arnold]
9. Train Whistle Blues [Rodgers]
10. Moody River [Bruce]
11. Columbus Stockade Blues [Davis/Sargent]
12. Walk on Boy [Tillis/Walker]
13. Summertime [Gershwin/Gershwin]
14. Precious Lord Take My Hand [Jones/Daniels]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.