See the lyrics for Blue Railroad Train by Doc Watson, a folk-blues classic reflecting on travel, lost love, and the railroad’s lonely whistle.

Doc Watson was a highly respected guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for his fast flatpicking style. He helped bring traditional Appalachian folk and bluegrass music to broader audiences in ...

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 ...

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.

Traditional Music Legend Doc Watson : Fresh Air 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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Some say he is the absolute best, and I was honored to get to work with him a few times in my career,” says Dolly Parton of Watson (who died in 2012) and “The Last Thing On My Mind,” which ...