Then and Now is a 1973 studio album by American country music artists, and father-and-son team, Doc Watson and Merle Watson. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording in 1974.

In 1984, Sugar Hill records re-issued versions—which excluded some tracks—of both Then and Now and Two Days in November. BGO Records released both, with additional tracks from The Elementary Doctor Watson!, in 2002.

Then and Now (Doc Watson album)

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Lindsay Palmer called the Watsons' style an "inimitable blend of acoustic folk and traditional country" and wrote "Their somewhat stylized selection of material is derived not only from the traditional genres, but also from the Watsons' native southeastern United States and its rich Piedmont blues heritage. The results are uniformly brilliant..."

Then and Now (Doc Watson album)

Track listing

"Bonaparte's Retreat" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) – 2:02

"Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 2:16

"Bottle of Wine" (Tom Paxton) – 2:06

"Match Box Blues" (Blind Lemon Jefferson) – 3:33

"If I Needed You" (Townes Van Zandt) – 2:36

"Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) – 3:09

"That's All" (Merle Travis) – 2:58

"Corrina, Corrina" (Traditional) – 2:49

"Meet Me Somewhere in Your Dreams" (Cook) – 1:58

"Old Camp Meetin' Time" (Traditional) – 2:11

"Rain Crow Bill" (Traditional) – 1:30

Personnel

Doc Watson – guitar, harmonica, vocals

Merle Watson – guitar, banjo

Norman Blake – dobro

Vassar Clements – fiddle

Bobby Seymour – pedal steel guitar

Joe Allen – bass

Kenny Malone – percussion

Production notes

Produced by Jack Clement

Executive producer – Kevin Eggers

Mastered by Paul Zinman

Design by Milton Glaser

Photography by Mike Salisbury

References

External links

Doc Watson discography

1973 albums

Doc Watson albums

Albums produced by Jack Clement

Tomato Records albums

Albums with cover art by Milton Glaser

Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Then and Now (Doc Watson album)