Doc Watson was the finest guitar picker of his time. Paul Natkin/Archive Photos via Getty Images Ted Olson, East Tennessee State University Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born on March 3, 1923, in Stony ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Doc Watson, the blind Grammy-award winning folk musician whose mountain-rooted sound was embraced by generations and whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced ...

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, ...

Folk and country songs with vocal, 12-string and 6-string guitar, and harmonica, with Merle Watson. Biographical and program notes by Ralph Rinzler on container. 104 Dream of the Miner's Child / Merle ...

On each of the 14 performance stages spread across North Carolina’s Wilkesboro Community College campus at MerleFest this year, perhaps there should be a lone stage light aimed downward, shining onto ...

Doc is joined by his son Merle on guitar and banjo and T Michael Coleman on bass in this concert recorded in 1980 Their performance is a showcase of native folk traditions and a display of distinctive ...

"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 ...

Legendary guitarist Doc Watson died May 29 at the age of 89 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Watson had undergone colon surgery earlier that week following a ...

Click to open image viewer. Doc Watson (b.1923) achieved national acclaim primarily as a result of his involvement in the folk song revival of the 1960s. He remains a powerful influence in many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doc Watson was the finest guitar picker of his time. Paul Natkin/Archive Photos via Getty Images Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born ...