Strictly Instrumental is the title of a recording by American

United States

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 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....

 artists 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...

, Lester Flatt

Lester Flatt

Lester Raymond Flatt was a bluegrass musician and guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his membership in the Bluegrass duo The Foggy Mountain Boys, also known as "Flatt and Scruggs," with banjo picker Earl Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned multiple decades; besides his work with Scruggs, he...

 and Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs

Earl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music...

, released in 1967.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Owen wrote the album "Flatt & Scruggs and Watson play with a startling fluidity — these instrumentals are so rich and skillful that vocals would have been superfluous. For lovers of instrumental bluegrass, this album is a must-hear."

Track listing

1. "Pick Along" (Earl Scruggs) – 1:46
2. "Nothin' to It" (Doc Watson) – 2:46
3. "Evelina" (Buck Graves, J. Lambert) – 2:00
4. "Jazzing" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs) – 2:02
5. "Liberty" (Flatt, Scruggs) – 2:13
6. "Tammy's Song" (Flatt) – 1:55
7. "John Hardy" (Carter) – 2:14
8. "Lonesome Ruben" (Scruggs) – 2:19
9. "Spanish Two Step
   New Spanish Two Step
   "New Spanish Two Step" is a Western swing standard based on a traditional fiddle tune,"Spanish Two Step," which was one of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys signature songs. Wills and his vocalist, Tommy Duncan, added lyrics to reflect the title:-Bibliography:...
   
   " (Bob Wills
   Bob Wills
   James Robert Wills , better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western Swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western Swing and universally known as the pioneering King of Western Swing.Bob Wills' name will forever be associated with...
   
   ) – 1:58
10. "Careless Love
    Careless Love
    "Careless Love" is a traditional song of obscure origins.Blues versions are popular; the lyrics change from version to version, but usually speak of the heartbreak brought on by "careless love." Frequently, the narrator threatens to kill his or her wayward lover.The song's melody also is used in...
    
    " (W. C. Handy
    W. C. Handy
    William Christopher Handy was a blues composer and musician. He was widely known as the "Father of the Blues"....
    
    , Martha Koenig, Spencer Williams
    Spencer Williams
    Spencer Williams was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs "Basin Street Blues", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Royal Garden Blues", "I've Found a New Baby", "Everybody Loves My Baby", "Tishomingo Blues", "Careless Love", and many...
    
    ) – 1:55
11. "Bill Cheatham" (Traditional) – 2:35

Personnel

• 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...
  
   – guitar
• Earl Scruggs
  Earl Scruggs
  Earl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music...
  
   – banjo
• Lester Flatt
  Lester Flatt
  Lester Raymond Flatt was a bluegrass musician and guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his membership in the Bluegrass duo The Foggy Mountain Boys, also known as "Flatt and Scruggs," with banjo picker Earl Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned multiple decades; besides his work with Scruggs, he...
  
   – guitar
• Grady Martin
  Grady Martin
  Thomas Grady Martin was one of the most renowned, inventive and historically significant American session musicians in country music and rockabilly....
  
   - guitar
• Charlie McCoy
  Charlie McCoy
  Charles "Charlie" Ray McCoy is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records...
  
   - harmonica
• Buddy Harman
  Buddy Harman
  Buddy Harman was an American session musician.-Career:Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Connie Francis, Chet Atkins, Marty Robbins, Roger Miller,...
  
  - snare drum
• Buck Graves - dobro
• Paul Warren - fiddle
• Jake Tullock - bass

External links

• Doc Watson discography