While not a vinyl release, their forthcoming Doc Watson collection looks like something folk and Americana fans need to put on their holiday shopping list. Doc Watson’s influence on folk, bluegrass, ...

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Doc Watson is one of America's most revered folk musicians; he's often called the finest flat-picker in the country. This show originally aired Jan. 19, 1996; it ...

Doc Watson is, as Mountain Stage host Larry Groce notes in his introduction, an American music legend. Born in 1923 in Deep Gap, North Carolina, Arthel "Doc" Watson has made over fifty records and ...

VideoIt’s been a hard year for bluegrass. First we lost Earl Scruggs when the great father of bluegrass banjo passed away, and now guitar legend Doc Watson has passed on as well. You could spend ...

Folk legend Doc Watson dies at 89Doc Watson was born March 3, 1923, in what is now Deep Gap, N.C., in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He lost his eyesight by age 1 when he developed an eye infection ...

View full size Associated Press fileIn this May 1, 2005 file photo, master flatpicker Doc Watson plays during the "My Friend Merle" show during MerleFest in Wilkesboro, N.C. Watson, the Grammy ...

Dolly Parton is among the many stars who’ve recorded songs for the upcoming album honoring the life and legacy of Doc Watson for what would have been his 100th birthday. I Am A Pilgrim: Doc ...

Doc Watson, who died Tuesday at age 89, never had a hit record, and none of his albums ever went gold. This truth, a shame considering his talent, his influence on the guitar and the beauty of his ...