The ship that never returned ; My friend Jim ; Grandfather clock ; Signal light, Sittin' here pickin' the blues



Old camp meeting time ; Rainbow

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000008478 / 1978-02-21
Date of Publication:
January 1, 1978
Date of Creation:
1968
Title:
Old camp meeting time ; Rainbow / trad.
Application Title:
Old camp meetin' time.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: new music & adaptation.
Variant title:
Old camp meeting time
Other Title:
Rainbow
Appears in:
Good deal. : 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm, stereo. ; 12 in. ; side 2, bands 1 & 6
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Authorship on Application:
additional new music & adaptation for guitar: Arthel "Doc" Watson.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Frosty morn

Copyrights records by Watson, Doc

Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: Frosty morn

Copyrights records by Hillgreen Music

Riddle song

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000008479 / 1978-02-21
Date of Publication:
January 1, 1978
Date of Creation:
1966
Title:
Riddle song / trad.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: new music & adaptation.
Appears in:
Southbound. : 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm, stereo. ; 12 in. ; side 2, band 5
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Authorship on Application:
additional new music & adaptation for guitar: Arthel "Doc" Watson.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: Red rocking chair

Dill pickle rag. Sing song kitty ; Froggie went a-courtin'

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000008481 / 1978-02-21
Date of Publication:
January 1, 1978
Date of Creation:
1967
Title:
Dill pickle rag. Sing song kitty ; Froggie went a-courtin' / trad.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: new music & adaptation for guitar or banjo.
Variant title:
Dill pickle rag.
Other Title:
Sing song kitty
Froggie went a-courtin'
Appears in:
Home again. : 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. ; side 1, band 7 & side 2, bands 1 & 2
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Authorship on Application:
additional new music & adaptation for guitar: Arthel "Doc" Watson.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: Let it rain

Poor boy blues

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000011337 / 1978-02-21
Date of Publication:
January 1, 1978
Date of Creation:
1974
Title:
Poor boy blues / arr. & adapt. by D. Watson/M. Watson [i.e. additional music & adaptation for guitar Arthel Watson & Eddy Merle Watson]. I'm going fishing ; Lonesome moan ... [et al.] / arr. & adapt. by [i.e. additional music & adaptation for guitar] D. Watson.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: adaptation & additional music.
Number of similar titles:
32
Similar Title:
Poor boy blues
Other Title:
I'm going fishing
Lonesome moan
Appears in:
Two days in November. : 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm, stereo. ; 12 in. ; side 1, bands 2, 3 & 5, side 2, bands 1 & 2
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Notes:
Traditional songs.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Eddy Merle Watson 1949-
"Doc" Watson
D. Watson (2 documents)
example document: Something else!
M. Watson (6 documents)
example document: I've had everything

Copyrights records by Watson, M.

Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: Let it rain

Cotton row

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000182310 / 1983-08-25
Date of Publication:
August 9, 1983
Date of Creation:
1983
Title:
Cotton row / T. Michael Coleman.
Publisher Number:
Flying Fish FF 301
Appears in:
Doc & Merle Watson's guitar album. : 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. ; side 2, band 2
Copyright Claimant:
T. Michael Coleman
Authorship on Application:
music: T. Michael Coleman.
Performer:
Performed by Doc & Merle Watson.
Names:
Merle Watson (9 documents)
example document: Poor boy blues

Copyrights records by Watson, Merle

Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Frosty morn
T. Michael Coleman 1951-

Sheeps in the meadow/Stoney Fork

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000185275 / 1983-09-14
Date of Publication:
August 1, 1983
Date of Creation:
1983
Title:
Sheeps in the meadow/Stoney Fork : trad. / arr. & adapted by Doc Watson ; Doc & Merle Watson. Going to Chicago blues : trad. / arr. & adapted by Doc Watson. John Henry/Worried blues : trad. / arr. & adapted by Merle Watson.
Application Title:
The Guitar album.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: "arr. & adaptation of music & lyrics of traditional material."
Other Title:
Going to Chicago blues
John Henry/Worried blues
The Guitar album
Publisher Number:
Flying Fish FF 301
Appears in:
Doc & Merle Watson's Guitar album. : 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. ; side 1, band 1, etc.
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Performer:
Performed by Doc & Merle Watson.
Names:
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Feedback from the ghetto
Merle Watson (9 documents)
example document: Apocalypse blues
Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: Ragtime Annie

Sittin' here pickin' the blues

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000284832 / 1986-04-21
Date of Publication:
June 15, 1985
Date of Creation:
1985
Title:
Sittin' here pickin' the blues / trad. / arr. Greenhill, Smith, Watson. Carroll County blues : trad. / arr. Watson. ... [et al.] Watson, Coleman. Freight train blues :
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: music & words newly arranged and adapted.
Other Title:
Freight train blues
Carroll County blues
Publisher Number:
Flying Fish FF 352
Appears in:
Pickin' the blues. : 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. ; side 1, band 2, etc.
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Notes:
Six selections.
Authorship on Application:
adaptation & arr.: Mitchell Greenhill & Mayne Smith.
Performer:
Performed by Doc & Merle Watson.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Mitchell Greenhill 1944-
Mayne Smith 1939-
Merle Watson (9 documents)
example document: Apocalypse blues
T. Michael Coleman (13 documents)
example document: Blackjack Davey

Copyrights records by Coleman, T. Michael

Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: In the pines
Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: Goin' to Chicago
Doc Watson.

Your lone journey

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000287980 / 1985-11-18
Date of Publication:
August 15, 1971
Date of Creation:
1960
Title:
Your lone journey / words and music by Rosa Lee Watson and A. Doc Watson.
Imprint:
[S.l. : Hillgreen Music, c1969]
Description:
1 p.
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Authorship on Application:
Rosa Lee Watson & Arthel "Doc" Watson.
Names:
Rosa Lee Watson 1931-
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Lovin' Emma
Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: Fiddler's dram

Fill my way with love ; Midnight on the stormy deep

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000305226 / 1986-10-09
Date of Publication:
June 15, 1986
Date of Creation:
1986
Title:
Fill my way with love ; Midnight on the stormy deep : trad. / arr. Doc Watson.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: "new arrangement and adaptation of traditional elements."
Variant title:
Fill my way with love
Other Title:
Midnight on the stormy deep
Publisher Number:
Sugar Hill SH-3852
Appears in:
Riding the midnight train. : 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. ; side 1, band 4, etc.
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Authorship on Application:
adaptation of traditional words & music, arr.: Arthel "Doc" Watson.
Performer:
Performed by Doc Watson.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Ragtime Annie
Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: The Ballad of Joey and Julie

Doc & Merle

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000320201 / 1986-10-17
Date of Publication:
January 6, 1986
Date of Creation:
1986
Title:
Doc & Merle / produced by Joe Murphy [i.e. Joseph Murphy], Kevin Balling.
Credits:
Camera, editing: Kevin Balling, Joe Murphy.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all cinematographic material excluding preexisting film clips, photos., songs & prev. pub. musical arr.
Copyright Note:
C.O. correspondence.
Description:
1 videocassette (VHS) (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Copyright Claimant:
Folklore Productions, Inc.
Authorship on Application:
musical performance: Arthel "Doc" Watson & Eddy Merle Watson.
Names:
Joseph Murphy 1947-
Kevin Balling 1948-
Arthel Watson 1923-
Eddy Merle Watson 1949-1985
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Let it rain
Merle Watson (9 documents)
example document: Southbound. By Arthel (Doc) Watson & Merle Watson
Joe Murphy

Copyrights records by Murphy, Joe

Folklore Productions, Inc.

Stay in the middle of the road

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000342811 / 1987-09-29
Date of Publication:
August 15, 1987
Date of Creation:
1987
Title:
Stay in the middle of the road : trad. ; Risin' sun blues : trad. ; Tucker's barn : trad. ; Prayer bells of heaven : trad. / arr. Doc Watson.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: "new arrangement and adaptation of traditional elements."
Other Title:
Risin' sun blues
Tucker's barn
Prayer bells of heaven
Publisher Number:
Sugar Hill SH-3759
Appears in:
Portrait. : 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. ; side 1, band 4, etc.
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Authorship on Application:
adaptation of traditional words & music, arr.: Arthel "Doc" Watson.
Performer:
Performed by Doc Watson.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Georgie. Adaptation & additional w & m Doc Watson (Arthel Watson) & Gaither W. Carlton
Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: Everybody's going for the money

Life is like a river

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000568696 / 1992-05-15
Date of Publication:
April 30, 1991
Date of Creation:
1991
Title:
Life is like a river.
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Authorship on Application:
words, music: Arthel "Doc" Watson.
Performer:
Performed by Doc Watson.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Lovin' Emma
Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: Proud to be here

The Ship that never returned ; My friend Jim ; Grandfather clock ; Signal light

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000568697 / 1992-05-15
Date of Publication:
April 30, 1991
Date of Creation:
1991
Title:
The Ship that never returned ; My friend Jim ; Grandfather clock ; Signal light.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: additional words & music, arr. & compilation.
Variant title:
The Ship that never returned
Other Title:
My friend Jim
Grandfather clock
Signal light.
Copyright Claimant:
Hillgreen Music
Authorship on Application:
arr. & adapted by Arthel "Doc" Watson.
Performer:
Performed by Doc Watson.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Hillgreen Music (28 documents)
example document: Fiddler's dram

The ship that never returned ; My friend Jim ; Grandfather clock ; Signal light

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000568983 / 1992-05-22
Date of Publication:
March 1, 1991
Date of Creation:
1989
Title:
The ship that never returned ; My friend Jim ; Grandfather clock ; Signal light.
Application Title:
Dear old southern home.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: "new musical arrangements and some additional lyrics."
Variant title:
The ship that never returned
Other Title:
My friend Jim
Grandfather clock
Signal light
Copyright Claimant:
Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Authorship on Application:
adaptation, arr. of music & additional lyrics: Arthel "Doc" Watson.
Performer:
Performed by Doc Watson.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Red rocking chair

Doc's guitar

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000600251 / 1992-08-10
Date of Publication:
October 21, 1971
Date of Creation:
1964
Title:
Doc's guitar.
Copyright Note:
C.O. correspondence.
Description:
3 p.
Number of similar titles:
1
Similar Title:
Doc's guitar. m Arthel Watson (Doc Watson)
Copyright Claimant:
Stormking Music, Inc.
Notes:
Music.
Authorship on Application:
Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Doc's guitar. m Arthel Watson (Doc Watson)
Stormking Music, Inc. (52 documents)
example document: Aircraft mechanic song

Copyrights records by Stormking Music, Inc.

Black mountain rag ; Little Omie Wise ; Georgie Buck ... [et al.]

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000602217 / 1993-02-12
Date of Publication:
January 1, 1978
Date of Creation:
1964
Title:
Black mountain rag ; Little Omie Wise ; Georgie Buck ... [et al.]
Application Title:
The songs of Doc Watson.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: new arrangements & adaptations.
Previous Registration:
Preexisting material: traditional words & music.
Copyright Note:
C.O. correspondence.
Variant title:
Black mountain rag
Other Title:
Little Omie Wise
Georgie Buck
Publisher Number:
Vanguard VMD 79152
Appears in:
Doc Watson. : 1 compact disc ; Vanguard VMD 79152, c1964.
Copyright Claimant:
Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Notes:
6 songs.
Authorship on Application:
music & words arr. & adapted: Arthel "Doc" Watson.
Performer:
Performed by Doc Watson.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Doc's guitar. m Arthel Watson (Doc Watson)

Twilight is stealing

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000734640 / 1994-12-09
Date of Publication:
October 15, 1994
Date of Creation:
1962
Title:
Twilight is stealing.
Publisher Number:
Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829
Appears in:
Songs from the Southern Mountains. : Compact disc ; Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829, c1994.
Copyright Claimant:
Southern Melody Publishing Company
Notes:
Words & music.
Authorship on Application:
arr.: Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Performer:
Performed by the Doc Watson Family.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Georgie. Adaptation & additional w & m Doc Watson (Arthel Watson) & Gaither W. Carlton
Doc Watson Family
Southern Melody Publishing Company (244 documents)
example document: Scratch your head

Copyrights records by Southern Melody Publishing Company

Fisher's hornpipe

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000734641 / 1994-12-09
Date of Publication:
October 15, 1994
Date of Creation:
1964
Title:
Fisher's hornpipe.
Number of similar titles:
4
Similar Title:
Fisher's hornpipe
Publisher Number:
Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829
Appears in:
Songs from the Southern Mountains. : Compact disc ; Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829, c1994.
Copyright Claimant:
Southern Melody Publishing Company
Notes:
Words & music.
Authorship on Application:
arr.: Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Performer:
Performed by the Doc Watson Family.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Nothing to it. Guitar arr. by Doc Watson
Doc Watson Family
Southern Melody Publishing Company (244 documents)
example document: Sailing

When the roll is called up yonder

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000734642 / 1994-12-09
Date of Publication:
October 15, 1994
Date of Creation:
1964
Title:
When the roll is called up yonder.
Number of similar titles:
105
Similar Title:
When the roll is called up yonder
Publisher Number:
Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829
Appears in:
Songs from the Southern Mountains. : Compact disc ; Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829, c1994.
Copyright Claimant:
Southern Melody Publishing Company
Notes:
Words & music.
Authorship on Application:
arr.: Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Performer:
Performed by the Doc Watson Family.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: FFV
Doc Watson Family
Southern Melody Publishing Company (244 documents)
example document: When the day is done

My little woman, you're so sweet

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000734643 / 1994-12-09
Date of Publication:
October 15, 1994
Date of Creation:
1964
Title:
My little woman, you're so sweet.
Publisher Number:
Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829
Appears in:
Songs from the Southern Mountains. : Compact disc ; Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829, c1994.
Copyright Claimant:
Southern Melody Publishing Company
Notes:
Words & music.
Authorship on Application:
arr.: Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Performer:
Performed by the Doc Watson Family.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: FFV
Doc Watson Family
Southern Melody Publishing Company (244 documents)
example document: When the sun of my life goes down

Will my mother know me there?

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000734644 / 1994-12-09
Date of Publication:
October 15, 1994
Date of Creation:
1962
Title:
Will my mother know me there?
Publisher Number:
Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829
Appears in:
Songs from the Southern Mountains. : Compact disc ; Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829, c1994.
Copyright Claimant:
Southern Melody Publishing Company
Notes:
Words & music.
Authorship on Application:
arr.: Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Performer:
Performed by the Doc Watson Family.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Let it rain
Doc Watson Family
Southern Melody Publishing Company (244 documents)
example document: Chickens under the back porch

Go shoot old Davey Dugger

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000734645 / 1994-12-09
Date of Publication:
October 15, 1994
Date of Creation:
1964
Title:
Go shoot old Davey Dugger.
Publisher Number:
Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829
Appears in:
Songs from the Southern Mountains. : Compact disc ; Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829, c1994.
Copyright Claimant:
Southern Melody Publishing Company
Notes:
Words & music.
Authorship on Application:
arr.: Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Performer:
Performed by the Doc Watson Family.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Lovin' Emma. By Gaither Carlton & Arthel (Doc) Watson
Doc Watson Family
Southern Melody Publishing Company (244 documents)
example document: The country of the night

Somebody touched me

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000734646 / 1994-12-09
Date of Publication:
October 15, 1994
Date of Creation:
1964
Title:
Somebody touched me.
Number of similar titles:
30
Similar Title:
Somebody touched me. w & m Bruce Cockburn, 1945-
Publisher Number:
Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829
Appears in:
Songs from the Southern Mountains. : Compact disc ; Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829, c1994.
Copyright Claimant:
Southern Melody Publishing Company
Notes:
Words & music.
Authorship on Application:
arr.: Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Performer:
Performed by the Doc Watson Family.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Doc's guitar. m Arthel Watson (Doc Watson)
Doc Watson Family
Southern Melody Publishing Company (244 documents)
example document: The lighthouse's tale

Lonely tombs

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000734647 / 1994-12-09
Date of Publication:
October 15, 1994
Date of Creation:
1962
Title:
Lonely tombs.
Publisher Number:
Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829
Appears in:
Songs from the Southern Mountains. : Compact disc ; Sugar Hill SH-CD 3829, c1994.
Copyright Claimant:
Southern Melody Publishing Company
Notes:
Words & music.
Authorship on Application:
arr.: Arthel Watson, 1923- (Doc Watson)
Performer:
Performed by the Doc Watson Family.
Names:
Arthel Watson 1923-
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Feedback from the ghetto
Doc Watson Family
Southern Melody Publishing Company (244 documents)
example document: Jealousy

Flatpicking with Doc

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PA0000932518 / 1999-04-29
Date of Publication:
July 15, 1996
Date of Creation:
1996
Title:
Flatpicking with Doc / taught by Doc Watson.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Copyright Claimant:
Homespun Tapes (employer for hire)
Names:
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Georgie. Adaptation & additional w & m Doc Watson (Arthel Watson) & Gaither W. Carlton
Doc Watson
Homespun Tapes (93 documents)
example document: Learn to play clawhammer banjo video

Copyrights records by Homespun Tapes

Mel Bay presents Arthel (Doc) Watson & David (Dawg) Grisman

Type of Work:
Musical work
Registration Number / Date:
PA0001114710 / 2002-09-23
Date of Publication:
March 19, 2002
Date of Creation:
2002
Title:
Mel Bay presents Arthel (Doc) Watson & David (Dawg) Grisman : guitar solos / by Doc Watson ; transcribed by Justin Thompson.
Application Title:
Doc & Dawg for guitar.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: editing of preexisting musical arrangements.
Description:
47 p.
Other Title:
Doc & Dawg for guitar.
Copyright Claimant:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Names:
Doc Watson (51 documents)
example document: Blackberry rag
Justin Thompson (13 documents)
example document: Love songs

Copyrights records by Thompson, Justin

Arthel Watson (47 documents)
example document: A-rovin' on a winter's night. Additional w & m Doc Watson (Arthel Watson) & Dolly Greer
David Grisman (84 documents)
example document: Dancin'

Copyrights records by Grisman, David

Dawg Grisman
Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (3066 documents)
example document: Anyone can play drum rudiments video

Copyrights records by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

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