Tennessee Stud (Doc Watson album)
Encyclopedia
Tennessee Stud is the title of a recording by American
folk music
and country blues
artist Doc Watson
, released in 2003.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and country blues
Country blues
Country blues is a general term that refers to all the acoustic, mainly guitar-driven forms of the blues. It often incorporated elements of rural gospel, ragtime, hillbilly, and dixieland jazz...
artist Doc Watson
Doc Watson
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson is an American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. He has won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded...
, released in 2003.
Track listing
- "Tennessee Stud" (Jimmie Driftwood) – 4:50
- "Freight Train Boogie" (Watson) – 3:02
- "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo ArnoldKokomo ArnoldKokomo Arnold was an American blues musician.Born as James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, he got his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the city of Kokomo, Indiana...
) – 2:15 - "Doc's Rag" (Watson) – 1:46
- "My Rose of Old Kentucky" (Bill MonroeBill MonroeWilliam Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...
) – 2:38 - "Double File/Salt Creek" – 1:40
- "Blues, Stay Away from Me" (Delmore, Delmore, Glover) – 2:49
- "Mama Don't Allow No Music" (Traditional) – 4:12
- "Darlin' Cory" (Traditional) – 2:36
- "God Holds the Future" (Traditional) – 2:51