Consummate Entertainers

How’s this for some Throwback Thursday fun? Doc Watson and Chet Atkins, from a 1980 appearance on Johnny Carson.

You may not know who Johnny Carson was, but you’ll appreciate the fun Doc and Chet have at the expense of some famous folk late in this clip. The medley starts off with “Beaumont Rag”. There might be another tune in the middle, but they end it with “I’m On My Way To Canaan’s Land”.

What a pleasure to watch two virtuosi entertain a tough crowd while still keeping things moving.

BTW, the record they made together is still available. It’s called “Reflections”, and it includes these tunes.