He sounds great on Christmas standards “Silent Night” and “The First Noel”. Wariner’s Feels Like Christmas Time includes eleven songs that displays all of his aforementioned talents. (Certified Guitar Player), a designation that guitar master Chet Atkins bestowed upon only four guitarists. He has one of the smoothest voices in Nashville. Although Wariner is a winner of multiple Grammy, CMA and ACM awards, I feel like his talent is not recognized today as much as it should be. If you are looking to add some new tracks to your holiday playlist, give Steve Wariner’s Feels Like Christmas Time a try. I wanted to review one more Christmas album before the season is past us. I recommend giving Doc Watson’s Life’s Work: A Retrospective a listen today. Doc includes so many styles in his music that you are bound to like some of them. If you have never experienced the music of Doc Watson, this is the place to start. However, to have all of this music in one collection, along with booklet, makes this a must have for Doc Watson fans.
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With the exception of a few songs, all of the recordings have been previously released. If you are looking for a gift for the music lover on your Christmas list, I want to point you to Doc Watson’s Life’s Work: A Retrospective. In addition to the songs, this collection comes with an 88-page booklet that delves into Doc Watson’s life and music. You will also find selections from Doc’s work on The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Will The Circle Be Unbroken, including “Tennessee Stud”. There are also collaborations with Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Chet Atkins, Alison Krauss, and Ricky Skaggs, just to name a few. There are songs from Doc’s solo works, as well as tunes with his son, Merle, and grandson, Richard. This collection features 101 songs documenting Doc Watson’s career.
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So, with the elements of fiddle tunes, blues, gospel, and country, Doc Watson’s music is a melting pot of American music, and you can hear evidence of that on the recently released, Life’s Work: A Retrospective. On top of that, Doc Watson could play the banjo and harmonica. In addition, blues influenced his playing and song selection. I am sure it had been done before, but not with the accuracy and speed of Doc. He played fiddle tunes note for note on his guitar. Doc Watson’s performances were a musical representation of that saying. It is said that America is a melting pot.