Doc Watson played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but is best known for his flatpick work. His guitar playing skills, combined with his authenticity as a mountain musician, made him a …

Doc Watson was an American musician and singer who introduced a flat-picking style that elevated the acoustic guitar from a rhythmically strummed background instrument to a leading role in bluegrass, …

Father of Merle Watson. He is a bluegrass guitarist and musician. He was awarded the National Medal of the Arts in 1997 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C. Watson picked up the …

This is an extensively researched biography of Doc that tells the story of his life and legacy. It was written by Eddie Huffman, a writer from Greensboro, North Carolina.

2012年5月29日 · With reluctance, Watson continued performing. The MerleFest traditional music festival that takes place in Wilkesboro was established by Watson in 1988 to honor his late son. In his …

Arthel "Doc" Watson was born March 3, 1923, in Stoney Fork in western North Carolina, the sixth of nine children born to Annie and General (his given name) Dixon Watson. Watson contracted glaucoma …

Recognized as one of the best flatpickers for the guitar, Arthel “Doc” Watson was born in 1923 in Watauga County, North Carolina. Watson’s early life greatly influenced his musical style and …

Doc Watson, a native of the North Carolina mountains, has been belatedly recognized as one of the nation's best folk artists. Watson plays and sings traditional Appalachian string music--the sort of …

"Discovered" in the heat of the sixties folk revival, Doc Watson is a legendary performer who blends his traditional Appalachian folk music roots with blues, country, gospel, and bluegrass to create his …

2012年5月29日 · Folk music faded as a commercial phenomenon, but Doc Watson was just hitting his stride as a performer and recording artist. Freed from the pressures to make only traditional music, …