Released 1973 | Length 27:08 Release date 1973 | |
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Recorded 1972 at Jack Clement Studio, Nashville, TN Similar Doc Watson albums, Blues albums | ||
Then and Now is the title of a studio album by American country music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1973.
Contents
At the Grammy Awards of 1974, this father and son collaboration won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.
Sugar Hill records re-issued versions — that excluded some tracks — of both Then and Now and Two Days in November in 1994. BGO Records released both with additional tracks from The Elementary Doctor Watson! in 2002.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Lindsay Palmer called the Watsons' style an "inimitable blend of acoustic folk and traditional country" and wrote "Their somewhat stylized selection of material is derived not only from the traditional genres, but also from the Watsons' native southeastern United States and its rich Piedmont blues heritage. The results are uniformly brilliant..."
Track listing
- "Bonaparte's Retreat" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) – 2:02
- "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 2:16
- "Bottle of Wine" (Tom Paxton) – 2:06
- "Match Box Blues" (Blind Lemon Jefferson) – 3:33
- "If I Needed You" (Townes Van Zandt) – 2:36
- "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) – 3:09
- "That's All" (Merle Travis) – 2:58
- "Corrina, Corrina" (Traditional) – 2:49
- "Meet Me Somewhere in Your Dreams" (Cook) – 1:58
- "Old Camp Meetin' Time" (Traditional) – 2:11
- "Rain Crow Bill" (Traditional) – 1:30
Personnel
Songs
1Bonaparte's Retreat2:02
2Milk Cow Blues2:16
3Bottle of Wine2:06