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 infant, ...

Doc Watson, guitar, harmonica, vocal ; Merle Watson, guitar, slide guitar ; with instrumental and vocal accompaniment. Production notes: Recorded at Scruggs Sound Studio in Nashville, Dec. 1982. Sheep ...

SINCE the early '60s, guitar novices have been slowing down Doc Watson albums to figure out just how Watson crafts those elegantly crisp, tastefully flat-picked melodies. Sure, it was easier in the ...

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