 It contains all the songs from "Pickin' the Blues", three from "Doc and Merle Watson's Guitar Album", three from "Red Rocking Chair" and a live version of "Deep River Blues".Writing for Allmusic, music critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote of the album "Perhaps the greatest treat, though, is the guitar playing.On a number of cuts—including "Freight Train Blues," "Hobo Bill's Last Ride," and "Mississippi Heavy Water Blues"—Merle Watson plays slide, while Doc Watson brings his distinct fingerpicking style to each cut.