Record #:

11885

Author(s):

Freed, Mark

Abstract:

Arthel \"Doc\" Watson of Deep Creek has been blind since the age of one. This has not prevented him from making music for over fifty years. His flatpicking style has brought a new role to the acoustic guitar in American folk music. He is one of the state's best-known, award-winning musicians.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Fall 2009, p9-11, il, por

Subject(s):

Musicians--Watauga County; Watson, Arthel Lane (Doc), 1923-2012