Doc Watson, the blind Grammy-award winning folk musician whose mountain-rooted sound was embraced by generations and whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the ...

If the name Doc Watson doesn’t resonate into your soul, you may not know Appalachian music. Watson, a Deep Gap, North Carolina, man considered one of the greatest flatpicking guitarists of his ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Doc Watson, the Grammy-award winning folk musician whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world for more than a half-century, died ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Doc Watson, the Grammy-award winning folk musician whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world for more than a half-century, died ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Doc Watson, the blind Grammy-award winning folk musician whose mountain-rooted sound was embraced by generations and whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced ...

Born in Stony Fork and raised in Deep Gap — both tiny communities tucked in the mountainous folds of Watauga County — Doc Watson rose to fame as a dazzling flatpicking guitarist and singer ...

The music of North Carolinian Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson is as influential now — more than a decade after his 2012 death — as at any time during his long career. During that time he was ...

During the impending celebration, conversations will be moderated by WNYC’s John Schaefer and feature Steve Earle, Bill Frisell, Matthew Stevens, and Yasmin Williams discussing the album I Am A ...

Dolly Parton has shared a new rendition of "The Last Thing on My Mind" from an upcoming tribute album celebrating Doc Watson’s 100th birthday.

Watson speaks often and lovingly about Merle, who died in a farming accident in 1985. Three years later, Doc Watson headlined the inaugural Merlefest, conceived as a one-time tribute to his son.