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 ...

It is always fascinating to watch the Doc Watson statue on a busy weekend evening in the summer. Located on the corner of ...

Two of Watson’s former sidekicks, T. Michael Coleman and Jack Lawrence, will be part of a tribute concert, Doc Watson at 100, set for Saturday at Jefferson Center.

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.

On this Fourth of July, we're going deep into our archive for some great American music. Watson, who died in 2012, was a pioneering bluegrass, country and folk guitarist and singer who changed the ...

Doc Watson died in 2012 but his influence on American music was undeniable. Master of flatpicking--the technique of striking the strings of a guitar with a pick (also called a plectrum) held between ...

I Am A Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100 Track List 1. “Shady Grove” – Jerry Douglas 2. “The Last Thing on My Mind” – Dolly Parton 3. “Am I Born to Die” – Nora Brown 4.

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 ...

In this March 15, 2000 file photo, master flatpicker Doc Watson talks about his long and successful musical career at his home in Deep Gap, N.C. Watson, the Grammy-award winning folk musician ...

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 ...

Ashley Capps' beloved music club lasted only around two years, but its impact on Knoxville's music scene was profound.