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Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. He won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award .
May 25, 2024 · 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, country, folk, and rock music, notably during the folk music revival of the 1960s.
May 30, 2012 · Doc Watson, the guitarist and folk singer whose flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and whose interpretations of traditional...
Born in 1923 in Deep Gap, Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson influenced generations of country, folk and bluegrass artists with his flatpicking approach to the guitar.
Feb 28, 2023 · Doc Watson’s popularity and influence came from his virtuosic guitar playing, powerful voice, broad musical taste, folksy storytelling and lack of pretense.
Mar 3, 2023 · We pay tribute to Doc Watson on the centennial of his birth. The pioneering bluegrass, country and folk guitarist and singer changed the way people around the world think about mountain music.
May 30, 2012 · Doc Watson, a legend of folk and bluegrass music, died Tuesday at a hospital in North Carolina. He was 89 years old. Blind as an infant, Watson developed into one of the nation's finest pickers...
Biographical Resources. Key Dates. Doc Is Laid to Rest. A Biography of Doc Watson by Dan Miller. One of the best biographies of Doc Watson was written by Dan Miller of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine.
The most significant influence on lead guitar in bluegrass music. Most famous for his flat-picked arrangements of fiddle tunes, Doc is also widely appreciated for his guitar finger-picking, old-time banjo playing, harmonica, and rich vocals. Released more than 40 albums.
May 30, 2012 · 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...
