Watson, Doc
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Name (Latin)
Watson, Doc
Other forms of name
Watson, A. D. (Arthel Doc)
Watson, Arthel Lane
Date of birth
1923-03-02
Date of death
2012-05-29
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Bluegrass music Country music
Occupation
Bluegrass musicians Country musicians Singers Banjoists Guitarists
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Arthel Lane
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Doc Watson and his family. [Phonodisc] 1963.
- Watson, D. The songs of Doc Watson, c1971:t.p. (Doc Watson) p. 21, etc. (A.D. Watson, Arthel "Doc" Watson, A. Doc Watson)
- New Grove dict. of Amer. mus.(Watson, Doc (Arthel Lane); b. Mar. 2, 1923, Deep Gap, NC; country-music singer, banjoist, and guitarist)
- New York times WWW site, May 30, 2012(in obituary published May 29: Doc Watson; b. Arthel Lane Watson, Mar. 3, 1923, Stoney Fork, N.C.; d. Tuesday [May 29, 2012], Winston-Salem, N.C., aged 89; 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 American music profoundly influenced generations of folk and rock guitarists)
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Wikipedia description:
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. 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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