"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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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, ...

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Grammy winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital, a representative for the medical facility said on Thursday. The ...

On this Fourth of July, we're going deep into our archive for some great American music. Watson, who died in 2012, was a pioneering bluegrass, country and folk guitarist and singer who changed the way ...

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 ...

Doc Watson, the pioneering folk musician who elevated and shaped guitar playing in America across genres and generations, died Tuesday in North Carolina at the age of 89. In a statement, Watson’s ...

This interview was originally broadcast on March 24, 1988. Doc Watson, who was called "a living national treasure" for his virtuoso flat-picking and his repertoire of traditional folk and bluegrass ...

101 Ground Hog / Arnold Watson, Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Autoharp,Fiddle,Banjo. 102 Every Day Dirt / Doc Watson. Guitar. 103 Bonaparte's Retreat / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Guitar. 104 ...

SUGAR GROVE, N.C. -- A huge tent sprawls across the lawn, covering 1,000 seats and housing the big stage. Craft and food vendors, as well as lawn chairs and blankets, flank the concert crowd on all ...

Whether you are an expert in folk music or can’t tell a banjo from a mandolin, a new biography, “Doc Watson: A Life in Music,” by Eddie Huffman, will draw you in. Along the way you’ll discover not ...

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 ...