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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Doc Watson is at an age when the old-timey songs he plays have a particular poignancy, particularly the church songs that tell of being "carried away" or "going over to the ...

Doc Watson draws a stand-room-only crowd to the Blues Tent at Jazz Fest. Bill Monroe may have been called the Father of Bluegrass, but perhaps no voice is more familiar to the genre than the ...

Later, Doc Watson displayed his own flat-picking virtuosity, sometimes creating solos that dovetailed with those of his grandson, and he also spurred a crisp, finger-style reprise of "Deep River ...

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.

From the folk revival of the 1960s to the Americana movement of the 21st century, Doc Watson remained a constant source of inspiration and a treasured touchstone before his death Tuesday at age 89.

Doc Watson's son Merle began recording and touring with him in 1964. But Merle Watson died at age 36 in a 1985 tractor accident, sending his father into deep grief and making him consider retirement.

The long anticipated Doc Watson’s Market, 275 S. Main St. in Amherst, officially opened its doors to the public April 7 as it welcomed guests to enjoy their “healthy made simple” lifestyle.

Host Bob Edwards talks with guitarist Doc Watson, who demonstrates some of the picking techniques that have made him an American musical legend. He also tells how he was discovered in North ...

Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born on March 3, 1923, in Stony Fork, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but his music is as influential now – more than a decade after his 2012 death ...