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Tracklist

A1	Tom Dooley	3:13
A2	Alberta	2:40
A3	Froggie Went A-Courtin'	4:02
A4	Beaumont Rag	1:37
A5	St. James Hospital	3:25
A6	Muskrat	2:51
B1	Down In The Valley To Pray	1:57
B2	Blue Railroad Train	2:41
B3	Rising Sun Blues	4:17
B4	Shady Grove	2:55
B5	My Rough And Rowdy Ways	2:28
B6	The Train That Carried My Girl From Town	3:45
C1	Black Mountain Rag	1:30
C2	I Was A Stranger	3:05
C3	Blueridge Mountain Blues	2:20
C4	Country Blues	3:05
C5	Groundhog	1:40
C6	Little Orphan Girl	2:50
C7	Blackberry Blossom	1:50
D1	Going Down The Road Feeling Bad	2:05
D2	Rambling Hobo	0:50
D3	Little Omie Wise	4:05
D4	Handsome Molly	2:00
D5	Whitehouse Blues	1:30
D6	I Want To Love Him More	2:05
D7	Way Downtown	2:00

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar [2nd Guitar] – Merle Watson (tracks: A1 to B6, C7)
• Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Banjo – Doc Watson
• Arranged By – Doc Watson (tracks: B4)
• Arranged By, Adapted By – Doc Watson (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B1, B6, C1, C4 to D3, D7)
• Banjo – Arnold Watson (tracks: C3, D1), Don Stover (tracks: B6)
• Co-producer – Jack Lothrop (tracks: B4 to B6)
• Double Bass – Eric Weissberg (tracks: B5), Junior Huskey* (tracks: B6), Russ Savacus* (tracks: A1 to B6)
• Drums – Buddy Harman (tracks: B6)
• Fiddle – Buddy Spicher (tracks: B6), Fred Price (tracks: D7), Gaither Carlton (tracks: C3, D1, D4), Tommy Jackson (tracks: B6)
• Piano – Floyd Cramer (tracks: B6)
• Producer – Ralph Rinzler
• Resonator Guitar [Dobro] – Shot Jackson* (tracks: B6)
• Resonator Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Dobro] – Grady Martin (tracks: B6)
• Vocals – Arnold Watson (tracks: D6), Clint Howard (tracks: D7), Mrs. G.D. Watson (tracks: D6)
• Written-By – Alton Delmore (tracks: B2), Clarence Ashley (tracks: B3), Dock Boggs (tracks: C4), Elsie McWilliams (tracks: B5), James Baker* (tracks: A5), Jimmy Rodgers* (tracks: B5, C2), Leadbelly (tracks: A2), Rabon Delmore (tracks: B2), Traditional (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A6, B1, B4, B6, C1, C3, C5, C6, D2 to D7)

Notes

Sides A & B are studio recordings from Doc Watson's early Vanguard releases.

Sides C & D recorded live at the Newport Folk Festivals, 1963 & 1964.

In gatefold sleeve. With metallic-tan Vanguard labels.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VSD - 45/46	Doc Watson	The Essential Doc Watson ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Vanguard	VSD - 45/46	US	1973
VCD 45/46	Doc Watson	The Essential Doc Watson ‎(CD, Comp)	Vanguard	VCD 45/46	US	1990
VMS 73108	Doc Watson	The Essential Doc Watson ‎(LP, Comp)	Vanguard	VMS 73108	US	1973
VSD - 45/46	Doc Watson	The Essential Doc Watson ‎(2xLP, Comp, Gat)	Vanguard	VSD - 45/46	France	Unknown
CVSD 45/46	Doc Watson	The Essential Doc Watson ‎(Cass, Comp)	Vanguard	CVSD 45/46	US	1987