Musicians
- Tony Rice — Lead Vocals, Guitar
- Wyatt Rice — Guitar
- Larry Rice — Mandolin
- Rickie Simpkins — Fiddle
- Jerry Douglas — Dobro
- Ron Rice — Bass
“Walk On Boy” was written by Mel Tillis and Wayne Walker around 1960, while Tillis was a staff songwriter in Nashville. Tillis recorded it first, and Doc Watson later took it up.
The song follows a young man, John Henry Brown, who leaves home to work on the levee, carrying his father’s advice with him. The lyric is a coming-of-age story set on the river, and it nods to the old folk legend of John Henry, the steel-driving man.
Doc Watson recorded it for an album in the 1960s, and it became one of his familiar numbers.
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