Doc Watson, guitar, harmonica, vocal ; Merle Watson, guitar, slide guitar ; with instrumental and vocal accompaniment. Production notes: Recorded at Scruggs Sound Studio in Nashville, Dec. 1982. Sheep ...

The 38th annual MerleFest this past weekend was one for the books. For decades, music fans have descended upon the town of Wilkesboro, NC - situated in the foothills beneath the Blue Ridge Mountains - ...

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 ...

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 ...

WILKESBORO, N.C. — While Doc Watson’s music is world famous, Merlefest may be the most lasting part of his legacy. MerIefest has been a Wilkes County staple for over 25 years and the event raises ...

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 ...

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 ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Doc Watson, the Grammy-award-winning folk musician whose lightning-fast style of flat-picking influenced guitar- ists around the world for more than a half-century, died Tuesday ...

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Culled from ten Vanguard and Sugar Hill recordings, Trouble in Mind is an exquisite assemblage of white rural blues by its greatest living practitioner, Arthel "Doc" Watson, the now 80-year-old flat ...

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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 ...