Doc Watson was the finest guitar picker of his time. Paul Natkin/Archive Photos via Getty Images Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born on March 3, 1923, in Stony Fork, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge ...

You could hear the mountains of North Carolina in Doc Watson's music. The rush of a mountain stream, the steady creak of a mule in leather harness plowing rows in topsoil and the echoes of ancient ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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. Watson died at Wake Forest Baptist Medical ...

Last night, Grammy-award-winning bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Strings celebrated what would’ve been the 100th birthday of Doc Watson, one of his greatest influences. The celebration ...

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. In his ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Let’s not mince words: Doc Watson is the greatest flat-picking guitarist alive ...

Gallagher Guitar Co. fan David Mathis was heartbroken to learn the world-famous handcrafted instrument shop in Wartrace had closed in May 2019 after more than 50 years in business. "I learned guitar ...