Doc Watson & Dolly Parton - "Last Thing on My Mind" (Merlefest 2001)

This video is an edited version of a practice session done prior to the main event of the 2001 Merlefest celebration. (Merlefest is a annual tribute to Doc's son Merle who died too young in a tragic accident) Doc and Merle toured together for many years, and played at 1000's of summer music festivals.This was the first time Doc and Dolly ever met and worked together

                        "The Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written by American musician and singer-songwriter Tom Paxton in the early 1960s and recorded first by Paxton in 1964. It is based on the traditional lament song "The Leaving of Liverpool". The song was released on Paxton's 1964 album Ramblin' Boy, which was his first album released on Elektra Records.

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 - May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Watson's fingerstyle and flatpicking skills, as well as his knowledge of traditional American music, were highly regarded.