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Doc Watson A North Carolina Icon from Banjo to MerleFest
Doc Watson born March 3 1923 near Deep Gap North Carolina rose from a home made banjo to a famed guitarist and grandfather of MerleFest. He joined the Country Gentleman in 1953 and later formed a famed father son duo with Merle Watson. Merle's 1985 death spurred the MerleFest festival now attracting about 70 000 yearly and generating millions for western North Carolina.
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Doc Watson
Watson
North Carolina
South
Arthel Lane Watson
Deep Gap
Doc
Baptist
Governor Morehead School For the
Raleigh
Carter Family
Jimmie Rodgers
Dirty Linen
Rosa Lee Carlton
Carlton
Watsons
Eddy Merle
Nancy Ellen
Jack Williams
The
Country Gentleman
Bill Ferris
Joel Williamson
UNC Chapel Hill
Center For the Study of
Merle
Doc Watson & Son
Acoustic Musician Magazine
Merle Watson
Wilkes Community College
Wilkesboro
Elvis Costello
Dolly Parton
John Paul Jones
Clinton
Recording Academy
Hugh Morton
N.C
UNC- Chapel Hill
Unc-Chapel Hill
Berklee College of Music
Appalachian State University
Avett Brothers
Gillian Welch
Nickel Creek