Doc Watson was a great Southern musician, a great American musician, a musician for the world. I can’t imagine anyone anywhere who loves music not appreciating what he played. I can imagine that ...

Doc Watson’s legacy will grow after his passing, since he touched generations of music lovers with his retelling of traditional songs rooted deep in American history.

East Tennessee State University Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born on March 3, 1923, in Stony Fork, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but his music is as influential now – more ...

A mountain-born treasure of American folk music, Doc Watson, died Tuesday in North Carolina at age 89. His manager said in a statement that Watson died at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in ...

The music of Doc Watson will endure. There are the recordings and scores of videos documenting the work. But those who knew him like Barry Poss and Wayne Henderson say they'll miss the man.

Doc Watson, who died Tuesday at age 89, never had a hit record, and none of his albums ever went gold. This truth, a shame considering his talent, his influence on the guitar and the beauty of his … ...

Blind from the age of 1, Watson was left to listen to the world around him and it was as if he heard things differently from others. Though he knew how to play the banjo and harmonica from an ...

Enjoy the smooth guitar picking and heartfelt lyrics in Deep River Blues, a classic folk-blues track performed by Doc Watson.

Doc Watson, Folk-Music Legend, Dead at 89 Pioneering flat-picking guitarist fell at his home last week and had undergone surgery. By Natalie Finn, Brandi Fowler May 30, 2012 1:20 AM Tags.

Two of Watson’s former sidekicks, T. Michael Coleman and Jack Lawrence, will be part of a tribute concert, Doc Watson at 100, set for Saturday at Jefferson Center.

Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born on March 3, 1923, in Stony Fork, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but his music is as influential now – more than a decade after his 2012 death ...