Folk legend Arthel “Doc” Watson died last night in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was 89 and had been ill since undergoing abdominal surgery last week. Though Watson referred to his own music as ...

Doc Watson, guitar, harmonica, vocal ; Merle Watson, guitar, slide guitar ; with instrumental and vocal accompaniment. Production notes: Recorded at Scruggs Sound Studio in Nashville, Dec. 1982. Sheep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doc Watson was the finest guitar picker of his time. Paul Natkin/Archive Photos via Getty Images Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born ...

Legendary guitarist Doc Watson died May 29 at the age of 89 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Watson had undergone colon surgery earlier that week following a ...

Doc Watson, the legendary folk and bluegrass musician died Tuesday at the age of 89. Wayne Henderson, a guitarist and master craftsman of guitars and other instruments, was Watson's longtime friend.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Watch Doc Watson teach and play "Deep River Blues." This video is from the instructional DVD "Doc's Guitar: Fingerpicking & Flatpicking" produced ...

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Doc Watson died in 2012 but his influence on American music was undeniable. Master of flatpicking--the technique of striking the strings of a guitar with a pick (also called a plectrum) held between ...

Doc Watson was a key reason no one was able to kill folk music, no matter how hard they tried. Listen to “Deep River Blues,” or “My Rough and Rowdy Ways” or the classic “Black Mountain Rag” and you ...

Grammy-winning U.S. guitarist and folk singer Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson died on Tuesday in a North Carolina hospital at age 89, his management company said. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News ...

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, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...