"The Definitive Doc Watson" is set to release on July 16 on Sugar Hill Records. The 34 track project is one of those rare career retrospectives serves both newcomers and fans equally well. Spanning Watson's entire career, including the many albums recorded with his son Merle and select guest appearances he made on other artists' recordings. For the uninitiated, the 2-disc set's $20-25 price tag puts it into much easier reach than many career retrospective boxes for those wondering what the fuss has been about since Watson's death in May of 2012. For hardcore fans, it's likely they already have all of the songs on this album. Unlike larger 4-5 disc box sets, having only 34 tracks to tell the...
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