The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #109422   Message #2287369
Posted By: wysiwyg
13-Mar-08 - 10:48 AM
Thread Name: Doc Watson, Singer!
Subject: Doc Watson, Singer!
Much has been made-- deservedly so-- of Doc Watson's guitar-playing. The other night, though, I was describing a song to Hardi that I thought we might use in church, as I had heard Doc do it. And suddenly it hit me what a huge influence Doc Watson has been on me, as a singer. The relaxed funloving tone, the smooth but not-too-smooth phrasing, the strong emphasis in his voice on the beat-- he's just a great songleader. He puts a song over vocally. Even a capella, Doc is an artist.

How do you "hear" Doc in your singing?

~Susan