Nickname: Doc Watson

Biography | Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:18:43 -0700

Doc Watson was a blind American guitarist/singer and folk music pioneer whose unprecedented flat-picking style and interpretations of traditional American songs influenced generations of musicians.

When Doc Watson & Merle Travis Met for the First Time

Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News | Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:29:39 -0700

Merle Travis and Doc Watson Artist/producer John McEuen has posted a YouTube video of the meeting of Doc Watson and Merle Travis. This was definitely a special moment in American musical history. In 1966, the Nitty Gritty Dirt band had their first ...

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The Third Annual Doc Watson Celebration Scheduled For Friday, June 21 at 5 ...

Hcpress | Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:15:59 -0700

June 19, 2013. On June 24, 2011, Mayor Loretta Clawson proclaimed the third Friday in June in the town of Boone as Doc Watson Day. Included among the clauses in the proclaimation is a statement about how “Doc played his music on the streets of ...

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16th Annual MusicFest 'N Sugar Grove Honors Doc and Rosa Lee Watson July ...

Hcpress | Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:21:53 -0700

June 18, 2013. A celebration of Appalachian music and cultural heritage, the Doc & Rosa Lee Watson MusicFest 'N Sugar Grove will take place on July 12 and 13 on the grounds of the Historic Cove Creek School in Sugar Grove, NC, featuring ...