well believe this or not I was his roadie just before he died and guess what I am white but what did it matter he was blind

Beautiful. Very nice guitar - haven't heard of the builder.

I'm really gratefull find myself living in these mountains. After Years of living up n down the east coast from New York to Miami

This is whole next level difficult, sophisticated and brilliant. Few recognise the greatness of Rev Gary Davis, no one alive can do anything remotely near this!!!

What’s the song he’s playing in the beginning around 6:00 minutes… so sickkkk

This brought tears to my eyes.

It’s a shame that the audio cut

5:22 this made me freak out

Totally legit. End of chat.

Bluegrass Legend

I do not like Martin's singing on this track.

Es preciosa hermano, un saludo desde Sevilla, España

Docs property is about 15 minutes over the hill from where my family and I live. The culture here is of its own. I will never leave sweet western nc.

Highly revered and overrated...

What tuning?

gorgeous

My goodness you posted this in 2015 and here I am almost a decade later finding it. Congrats on a great cover and great skills.

The genius of John Renbourn in a nutshell. Wonderful rendition, can even bring a tear to my eye.

I grew up just across the county line in Ashe county, we still revere this mans work and its played everywhere.

Doc was good on the banjo and mandolin as well.

Awesome old documentary about the greatest pioneer of bluegrass/flat picking who ever lived. Doc Watson started it all. He was the very 1st to bring the dreadnought acoustic guitar to the front of the bluegrass bands. Before that, the other instruments, particularly the banjo & fiddle, were heard the most, ( even the mandolin often seemed dominant over the acoustic guitar ) as the guitar held more of a laid-back rhythm duty, and very little solo spotlights were given to the guitar during those very early days. But Doc Watson changed all of that. ALSO: During one of the interviews in this documentary where Doc was speaking about his earliest memories of music being a 2 yr old sitting on his Momma's lap in church, listening to the people singing those old Gospel songs, and how pure & beautiful their voices were, I CAN ATTEST TO THAT PERSONALLY. I'm now 62 yrs old, and I can clearly recall way back in the 60's in north Alabama, as a kid myself, watching & listening to the Baptist Gospel singers........and how their gorgeous harmonies were absolutely some of the most beautiful singing voices ever heard. I don't have a racist bone in my body when I say how most people assume that it was/is the Black Christian churches who had/have the most beautiful Gospel singing. Well I'm here to tell you: the white Gospel singers from days of old in the Deep South were not only every bit as good, in some ways they were even better. Their voices & harmonies literally soared through the air like Spirits, and would literally give you goosebumps. Just recalling their sound still gives me goosebumps to this very day, even though I have not heard such beautiful singing & harmonies in decades. They were definitely singing in the Holy Spirit. And the most haunting yet beautiful of all, was during some funerals, where there was only this 1 particular man and woman singing. I really can't put my finger on it, and there's no words to describe how that 1 man and 1 woman could fill the air with such a hauntingly Glorious sound. A sound I will never forget as long as I live. I never knew that man & woman ( I don't even know if they were a married couple ), but they were often chosen by local families to sing at the funerals of loved ones who passed on. Hands down, they were the best I ever heard.........and even more importantly: how their singing FELT.

Thank you BBC.

Excellent playing !😊 That guitar sounds great what kind is it? Keep up this great stuff.

Che fuoriclasse. Ti voglio bene Reverendo. Your spirit is alive

You then must have seen the great Lightning Hopkins who played the Ash often. That’s a gift my friend.

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How wonderful.

Hello bagpipe lovers. I produced a score of this tune, PDF or GP. If anyone is interested I can send it for free. Julian

This is the finest video of the 20th century. Thank you

Praise the Lord . I have been resurrected

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Oh my god- what a cold frosty morning

Lindo, Doc é uma referencia pra mim. Que Deus o abençoe e tenha em bom lugar.

Its Blue Grass ... sheesh

He is, and always will be, da boss

Very talented musician.He overcame a lot very resilient he never gave up. I watched a video of Doc his son and the Scruggs Earl and his sons at Docs house playing music together. I believe it was around 1972/1973. The harmony the music was just great. I enjoy listening to mountain music.I am from Michigan but somehow you just hooked on the music and the people of the mountains of Appalachia/Blue Ridge.The culture/traditions of the people I find it interesting. I just think it’s great.

OK I was today years old when I just found out Doc was blind, Are you fucking kidding me!!!! what a fucking bad ass!!!!

Great job!!

THANKS FOR SHARING

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Great Guitarist. Leadbelly too.

That’s simply lovely. Thanks for posting

He is so primitive but then, all the great blues men were

Blind rev Gary Davis

Beautiful, so well played

Thankyou

Rev. Gary Davis, Gary Davis, Blind Gary Davis, Blind Rev Gary or just Gary - Its all good. Never got to hear him live but did get to see him with Annie Davis at their home in Queens after his passing she gave my friend and myself each one of his harps. When I feel the blues all I have to do is listen to him.

This deserves millions of views 👌

Man look like he felt the Blues n walked the Crossroads. 🔥🔥🔥

Such beauty in all of this I live in the country and the rolling soft hills in the Catskill Mountains I find myself grateful to have witnessed this gentleman sing and play at our local community college here on the Hudson I feel somehow a kin to all of this What a beautiful documentary Thank you