I WORE OUT several records of Doc and Merle learning to fingerpick the Travis style. A hero of mine, too. Godspeed!
“learning to fingerpick the Travis style.”
Well,,,, one of the interesting things about Travis and Doc,,,, Merle played with his thumb and one finger,,,, Doc added a second finger to the mix. I do play some Travis tunes, but my whole style is based on Doc;s picking. I’ll play Gatton’s “Elmira Street Boogie” and people will ask me why i’m fingerpicking it. I tell them, “It’s all Doc Watson.”