The life of an owner/operator is a complicated one. Tom Spencer Peter “Doc” Watson’s dreams of owning a sport-fishing boat began when he was just 7 years old, standing with his father atop the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Doc Watson can always be found at Merlefest, often sitting in with other performers, including Merle’s son, Richard. “His main thing is the blues sound, the blues style that Merle played ...

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 ...