Doc Watson Quotes


I just loved the guitar when it came along. I loved it. The banjo was something I really liked, but when the guitar came along, to me that was my first love in music.


Citations

Watson, Doc. Interview by David Holt. Legacy, High Windy Audio, 2002.

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Doc Watson
Doc Watson
  • Born: March 3, 1923
  • Died: May 29, 2012
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Musician, Singer-songwriter

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's fingerstyle and flatpicking skills, as well as his knowledge of traditional American music, were highly regarded. Blind from a young age, he performed with his son, guitarist Merle Watson, for over 15 years until Merle's death in 1985 in an accident on the family farm.