Doc Watson got his musical start in 1953, playing electric lead guitar in a country-and-western swing band. His road to fame began in 1960 when Ralph Rinzler, a musician who also managed Bill ...

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.

With the passing of Arthel "Doc" Watson, in Winston-Salem., North Carolina on May 29th at the age of 89, America has lost a master of acoustic folk and country guitar – a blind flat-picking ...

Ezzedine said he also owns a club in Philadelphia called Club Pulse near 16th and Walnut streets. His new restaurant is not affiliated with a Doc Watson’s Irish Pub in Gilbertsville.

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 ...

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.

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 ...