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Fresh Air Remembers Traditional Music Legend Doc Watson
npr.org 1 day, 3 hours agoDoc Watson, who was called "a living national treasure" for his virtuoso flat-picking and his repertoire of traditional folk and bluegrass tunes, has died. He was 89. Fresh Air remembers the blind guitar and banjo player with excepts from a 1988 interview.
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Guitar Icon And Traditional Music Legend Arthel "Doc" Watson Dies At 89
forbes.com 2 days, 2 hours agoArthel ?Doc? Watson, the player most responsible for making the guitar a lead instrument in bluegrass, died today in , N.C. at age 89. Watson had suffered a fall last week, and had been in critical condition since undergoing abdominal surgery last week. Watson, who was blind since suffering an eye infection in early childhood, ...


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