Strictly Instrumental (Doc Watson, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs album) explained

Strictly Instrumental
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Doc Watson, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Cover:	StrictlyInstrumental.jpg
Released:	1967
Recorded:	December 12, 1966
Genre:	Folk, bluegrass
Length:	23:43
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Don Law, Frank Jones
Chronology:	Doc Watson
Prev Title:	Ballads from Deep Gap
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Old-Timey Concert
Next Year:	1967

Strictly Instrumental is the title of a recording by American folk music artists Doc Watson, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, 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, Josh Lambert) – 2:00
4. "Jazzing" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs) – 2:02
5. "Liberty" (Flatt, Scruggs) – 2:13
6. "Tammy's Song" (Lester Flatt) – 1:55
7. "John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man" (A.P. Carter) – 2:14
8. "Lonesome Reuben" (Earl Scruggs) – 2:19
9. "Spanish Two-Step" (Bob Wills) – 1:58
10. "Careless Love" (W. C. Handy, Martha Koenig, Spencer Williams) – 1:55
11. "Bill Cheatham" (Traditional) – 2:35

Personnel

• Doc Watson – guitar
• Earl Scruggs – banjo
• Lester Flatt – guitar
• Grady Martin – guitar
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica
• Buddy Harman – snare drum
• Josh "Buck" Graves – dobro
• Paul Warren – fiddle
• Jake Tullock – bass
• Producers: Don Law, Frank Jones
• Liner Notes: Robert Shelton
• Cover art: Thomas B. Allen

External links

• Doc Watson discography