Doc Watson
Blind North Carolina guitarist Arthel "Doc" Watson did more than anyone other than Earl Scruggs to popularize the guitar as a lead instrument in bluegrass. Watson's trademark two-fingered flatpicking style is one of the most influential in the genre, and has proven influential to all who followed in his wake. He became a professional musician in the 1950s, and was in the right place at the time for the folk boom of the '60s, which made him a star in roots music circles. For many years, Watson worked in a duo with his son Merle, but the latter was killed in a 1985 farm accident. Doc eventually soldiered on, becoming one of the most respected elder statesmen of bluegrass, earning Grammys and plaudits along the way.
The Atkins-Travis Traveling Sho
Doc Watson
Raven Records (Australia), 2008
1 CD
Americana Music Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years
Doc Watson
Sugar Hill Records, 2008
1 CD
Vanguard Visionaries
Doc Watson
Vanguard Records (USA), 2007
1 CD
Black Mountain Rag
Doc Watson
Rounder Records, 2006
1 CD
Not Too Far From the Tree
Bryan Sutton
Sugar Hill Records, 2006
1 CD
Earl Scruggs: His Family & Friend
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Collectables Records, 2006
1 CD
Tradition
Doc Watson
Rounder Records, 2005
1 CD
Arkansas Traveler
Michelle Shocked
Mighty Sound, 2005
1 CD
