Doc Watson - Wikipedia
Doc Watson played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but is best known for his flatpick work. His guitar playing skills, combined with his authenticity as a mountain musician, made him a highly influential figure during the folk music revival.
Doc Watson | Biography, Music, Songs, Albums, & Facts | Britannica
Doc Watson was an American musician and singer who introduced a flat-picking style that elevated the acoustic guitar from a rhythmically strummed background instrument to a leading role in bluegrass, country, folk, and rock music, notably during the folk music revival of the 1960s.
Doc's Guitar - The Guitar of Doc Watson
Doc Watson had a profound influence in traditional, folk and bluegrass music ever since coming to national attention in the early 1960's. His recordings and performances have inspired generations of aspiring guitarists to explore the mysteries of his phenomenal playing.
Doc Watson, Country Guitar Wizard, Dies at 89 - The New York Times
2012年5月30日 · Doc Watson, the guitarist and folk singer whose flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and whose interpretations of traditional American...
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Born in 1923 in Deep Gap, Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson influenced generations of country, folk and bluegrass artists with his flatpicking approach to the guitar.
Doc Watson (with son Merle) - Brown's Ferry Blues (live 1970)
2023年5月27日 · Highly regarded for his flatpicking and finger-picking guitar skills, Doc Watson dazzled audiences with his authentic country roots music, combining bluegrass, folk, country blues and gospel....
Doc Watson at 100: The virtuoso guitarist brought ... - The …
2023年2月28日 · Doc Watson’s popularity and influence came from his virtuosic guitar playing, powerful voice, broad musical taste, folksy storytelling and lack of pretense.
Doc Watson received these accolades not just for his talent, but for the honor, integrity, humility, grace, and dignity which he has displayed throughout his long and distinguished career. While there are many, many great guitar players and singers; there is only one Doc Watson.
Arthel "Doc" Watson - National Endowment for the Arts
1988 National Heritage Fellow Doc Watson is one of the most accomplished instrumentalist and singers in Appalachian music and founded the annual Merlefest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in honor of his son.
Doc Watson--American Folk Music Legend - The Public's Library …
Doc Watson--American Folk Music Legend "Discovered" in the heat of the sixties folk revival, Doc Watson is a legendary performer who blends his traditional Appalachian folk music roots with blues, country, gospel, and bluegrass to create his unique style and expansive repertoire.