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    • Biography Doc Watson

    Doc Watson
    Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (born March 3, 1923) is an American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. Biography Doc Watson was born in Deep Gap, North Carolina. According to Doc on his three CD biographical recording Legacy, he got the nickname "Doc" during a live radio broadcast when the announcer remarked that his given name Arthel was odd and he needed an easy nickname to go by. A fan in the crowd shouted "Call him Doc!" presumably in reference to the Sherlock Holmes sidekick Doctor Watson. The name stuck ever since. An eye infection caused Doc Watson to lose his vision before his first birthday. Despite this, he was taught to work hard and care for himself by his parents. He attended North Carolina's school for the visually impaired, The Governor Morehead School, in Raleigh NC. The first song Doc ever learned to play was "When Roses Bloom in Dixiela

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