WATSON, DOC
(*1923)
WATSON, DOC (b. Arthel Lane W., Deep Gap, N.C., March 2, 1923) Watson is a talented guitarist whose smooth-voiced singing has won him a wide following in folk, BLUEGRASS, and, to some extent, country circles. Coming from a musical family and blind from birth, Doc early showed capabilities on a number of instruments. Inspired by his idol MERLE TRAVIS , he began playing FIDDLE tunes and elaborate melody fills on the GUITAR. By the late 1950s he was working in a local band, playing electric lead…