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Arts & Culture
6:00 am
Thu April 25, 2013

Doc Watson Remembered Fondly As MerleFest Continues Without Him

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David Holt took this photo of Doc Watson's final MerleFest performance in 2012. Watson died a month later.
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Arts & Culture
2:56 pm
Tue February 19, 2013

Video: Doc Watson & David Holt Share Stories And Songs

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Arts & Culture
10:55 am
Tue November 27, 2012

Doc Watson Guitar "Ol' Hoss" Up For Auction

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Doc Watson's Gallagher Guitar and album recording using it.
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A guitar belonging to legendary North Carolina musician Doc Watson will be auctioned off at Christie's

in New York today. Nicknamed Ol' Hoss, it's the guitar Watson used in the sessions for the seminal 1972 recording "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." On the album, Watson can be heard meeting Merle Travis, who compliments Ol' Hoss.

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State of Things
11:41 am
Wed June 13, 2012

Remembering Doc Watson

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Doc Watson's virtuosic guitar playing changed bluegrass music forever. He brought the guitar out from behind the banjo and fiddle and set the bar for acoustic musicians. His career took off with the folk revival of the 1950s and remained vital until his death last month. Now the Deep Gap, North Carolina native will forever be an icon of mountain music.

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State of Things
11:20 am
Wed May 30, 2012

Remembering Doc Watson

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North Carolina music legend Doc Watson died yesterday in Winston-Salem, NC. He was 89. Watson was a guitarist and folk singer, best known for his flat-picking style on the guitar.

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