Arthel 'Doc' Watson dies

Blind folk guitarist from North Carolina won eight Grammy awards and inspired generations of musiciansArthel "Doc" Watson, the beloved flat-picking guitar genius and one of the last direct links to the pre-recording era of traditional American folk music, has died after a fall and colon surgery. He was 89.For a man who would become a standard bearer of authenticity and technical wizardry in Americana music, Watson was not even discovered until 1960, approaching middle age and playing old fiddle ...

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