Blues and folk songs. "Doc Watson; an appreciation" by A.L. Lloyd on container. Performer(s): Doc Watson, accompanying himself on the guitar, with Merle Watson, guitar. Production notes: Recorded ...

Blues and folk songs. "Doc Watson; an appreciation" by A.L. Lloyd on container. Performer(s): Doc Watson, accompanying himself on the guitar, with Merle Watson, guitar. Production notes: Recorded ...

Doc Watson has been called "a living national treasure" for his virtuoso flat-picking and his repertoire of traditional folk and bluegrass tunes. For more than five decades, the blind guitarist has ...

On this day (May 29) in 2012, Doc Watson passed away at the age of 89 due to complications following surgery. He grew up in a rural community called Deep Gap near Bonne, North Carolina. As an infant, ...

Doc Watson, the pioneering folk musician who elevated and shaped guitar playing in America across genres and generations, died Tuesday in North Carolina at the age of 89. In a statement, Watson’s ...

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"Doc Watson: A Life in Music” by Eddie Huffman, University of North Carolina Press, 288 pages In 2009, when folk singer Doc Watson was the featured performer in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage ...

Last night, Sept. 5, Billy Strings, Bryan Sutton and Royal Masat stepped into the spotlight at Owensboro, Ky,’s Woodward Theatre for a very special trio performance. On the Bluegrass Music Hall of ...