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, ...

Another archive edition is in store for Mountain Stage listeners this week, recorded in 2002, with an all-star line-up including legendary acoustic guitarist Doc Watson. We’ll also hear sets from Tony ...

On March 3, 2023, legendary songwriter and performer Doc Watson (born Arthel Lane Watson) would have been 100 years old. Watson, who died in 2012, won seven Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime ...

Dolly Parton remains a singing marvel at 77, sounding clear and strong on a new rendition of her ’60s hit “The Last Thing on My Mind” that will appear on the upcoming Doc Watson tribute album I Am a ...

101 Ground Hog / Arnold Watson, Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Autoharp,Fiddle,Banjo. 102 Every Day Dirt / Doc Watson. Guitar. 103 Bonaparte's Retreat / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Guitar. 104 ...

After previewing the arrival of a new song earlier this week, Bryan Sutton and Billy Strings’ latest effort has culminated in ...

Last night, Grammy-award-winning bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Strings celebrated what would’ve been the 100th birthday of Doc Watson, one of his greatest influences. The celebration ...

You could hear the mountains of North Carolina in Doc Watson's music. The rush of a mountain stream, the steady creak of a mule in leather harness plowing rows in topsoil and the echoes of ancient ...

Grammy-winning U.S. guitarist and folk singer Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson died on Tuesday in a North Carolina hospital at age 89, his management company said. Watson died at Wake Forest Baptist Medical ...

"Doc Watson: A Life in Music” by Eddie Huffman, University of North Carolina Press, 288 pages In 2009, when folk singer Doc Watson was the featured performer in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage ...

In 2009, when folk singer Doc Watson was the featured performer in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's Blues Tent, he received a standing ovation before he began to play. According to The ...