Home / Music / Doc Watson and Merle Travis met for the first time on this albumMusic linernotes album music the-nitty-gritty-dirt-bandDoc Watson and Merle Travis met for the first time on this albumDoc Watson had named his son Merle after Merle Travis before ever meeting him. The album captured their first actual meeting. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesBill Monroe turned down Will the Circle Be Unbroken at age 60Will the Circle Be Unbroken was captured in one or two takes per trackThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded Will the Circle Be Unbroken in NashvilleWilliam McEuen produced Will the Circle Be Unbroken, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's seventh album.Bob Dylan played piano on a Steve Goodman bonus trackExplorePhantom Power found Super Furry Animals rocking more straightforwardlyEaster moved Patti Smith's punk-poetry toward a wider rock audienceLet Freedom Ring marked Jackie McLean's turn toward the avant-gardeDiamond Life was Sade's debut albumThe New London Chorale made Vicki Brown a star in the NetherlandsPrevious Joe Boyd and John Wood produced Liege & Lief at Sound Techniques.Next Dave Swarbrick became a full member on Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief