Doc Watson

[dandyme]

Bluegrass legend passed away

[timebuilder]

Bluegrass legend passed away

I spent a lot of time around Doc, and John Prine, and David Bromberg, too.

Another legend, gone.

[tech45]

Doc Watson was an incredible musician who really opened the door for " technical " country music guitar playing in many ways IMO ( he was considered a bluegrass musician but his right hand picking style really made for some badass country riffs on electric guitar ). I did not know that he was blind until I read the news yesterday.

[tech45]

Here's to you Doc ( little late sorry )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VohubM8Hls4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOyFarDDteQ

[PapaFuse]

Sorta..........

He was playing on the sidewalk of my home town in the Blueridge mountains in
SW Virginia in the late 1960's. He wasn't "begging" but he did have a small
tin cup afixed to the neck of his guitar for tips. He had a small sign that said
he was blind. (Had his name on the sign).


I didn't know about him at the time but was curious about his style of music
since it was a bit different than all the other guitar players. As time went on,
I learned who he was and heard a lot more about him.

RIP Doc