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, ...

Musician Doc Watson poses backstage at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California, in this 1986 publicity photo released to Reuters on May 25, 2012. Grammy-winning folk musician Watson died May ...

"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 ...

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Doc Watson, Blind Guitar Wizard Who Influenced Generations, Dies at 89 Mr. Watson’s flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and his ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House honored music legend and native son Doc Watson with a resolution Thursday. Lawmakers said the late guitarist forever changed the genres of folk, blues, ...

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Grammy-winning U.S. guitarist and folk singer Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson died on Tuesday in a North Carolina hospital at age 89, his management company said.

101 New River Train / Clint Howard, Doc Watson, Fred Price. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo. 102 What Does the Deep Sea Say? / Clint Howard, Doc Watson, Fred Price. Guitar,Fiddle ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A treasure of American folk music has ...

In 2009, when folk singer Doc Watson was the featured performer in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's Blues Tent, he received a standing ovation before he began to play. According to The ...