Strictly Instrumental

For the Bill Haley & His Comets album, see Strictly Instrumental (album).

Strictly Instrumental
Studio album by Doc Watson, Lester Flatt and 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

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."

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

Production

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

External links

• Doc Watson discography