Doc Watson

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American musician (1923-2012)

United States MusiciansLived 1923 to 2012 · aged 89

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Watson performing in 1994

Watson sculpture on the corner of King and Depot Streets in Boone, North Carolina. The plaque on the bench reads "Just one of the People".

Merle Watson, c. 1979

Watson's last performance, 2012

Awards 3

2004Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

1986North Carolina Award for Fine Arts

National Medal of Arts

Connected to Doc 6

M.C. GaineyAlso in The Cooler (2003)

Ellen GreeneAlso in The Cooler (2003)

Stefan GrossmanAlso in Doc's Guitar Jam (2002)

Joey FatoneAlso in The Cooler (2003)

Wayne KramerAlso in The Cooler (2003)

Estella WarrenAlso in The Cooler (2003)

About this person

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson 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. His fingerpicking and flatpicking skills, as well as his knowledge of traditional American music, were highly regarded. Blind from a young age, he performed publicly both in a dance band and solo, as well as for over 15 years with his son, guitarist Merle Watson, until Merle's death in 1985 in an accident on the family farm.

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