Arthel Watson got his nickname one night in a furniture store in Lenoir, N.C., in 1951, when he was just 18 years old. He was by then sufficiently gifted on the guitar to be performing at what ...

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

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson in the 1960s. John Cohen/Hulton Archive/Getty Images A mountain-born treasure of American folk music, Doc Watson, died Tuesday in North Carolina at age 89.

Doc Watson’s legacy will grow after his passing, since he touched generations of music lovers with his retelling of traditional songs rooted deep in American history.

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, Folk-Music Legend, Dead at 89 Pioneering flat-picking guitarist fell at his home last week and had undergone surgery. By Natalie Finn, Brandi Fowler May 30, 2012 1:20 AM Tags.

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 ...

On this day (May 29) in 2012, Doc Watson passed away at the age of 89 due to complications following surgery. He grew up in a rural community called Deep Gap near Bonne, North Carolina. As an ...

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.

One of our favorite holidays to sync up with music! All day we present a multitude of summertime and July 4th themed songs in ...

Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley: ... That’s just one reason Rinzler, who died in 1994 at age 59, was recently inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.

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 ...