Friday, June 01, 2012

Doc Watson (1923-2012)


Doc Watson died this week. He was 89. If you know anything about acoustic guitar, you've at least heard of Doc Watson. I don't have a lot of time to write about this incredible talent right now, maybe over the weekend. But, it's Friday, so maybe a little music for the afternoon would be nice.

This is a tune called "Black Mountain Rag." Wow.


(Cross-posted at Lippmann's Ghost.)

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posted by Richard K. Barry at 12:30 PM

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2 Comments:

  • I had the pleasure of seeing Doc many, many times, as for several years I lived just down the road from him in Deep Gap, NC. He would play at a little restaurant nearby on the odd Wednesday evening, and I often made it a point to be there to catch him.

    Not to mention Merlefest and the like.

    By Blogger splord, at 1:20 PM  

  • I never had the pleasure of seeing Doc Watson perform live. Sounds great.

    By Blogger Richard K. Barry, at 8:22 PM  

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