Strictly Instrumental

Strictly Instrumental
Studio album by Doc Watson, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs
Released	1967
Recorded	December 12, 1966
Genre	Folk, bluegrass
Length	23:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Don Law, Frank Jones
Doc Watson chronology
Ballads from Deep Gap (1967) Strictly Instrumental (1967) Old-Timey Concert (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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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."^[1]

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" (Flatt) – 1:55
7. "John Hardy was a Desperate Little Man" (A.P. Carter) – 2:14
8. "Lonesome Ruben" (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
• Buck Graves - dobro
• Paul Warren - fiddle
• Jake Tullock - bass

Production

• Producers: Don Law, Frank Jones
• Liner Notes: Robert Shelton
• Cover art: Thomas B. Allen

References

External links

• Doc Watson discography