Doc Watson
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Doc Watson was an influential American guitarist and singer whose virtuosic flatpicking and deep repertoire of traditional songs helped shape the 20th-century folk and bluegrass landscape.
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| instanceOf |
guitarist
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human → musician → recording artist → singer → songwriter → |
| activeYearsEnd |
2012
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| activeYearsStart |
1950
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| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award → |
| causeOfDeath |
complications from abdominal surgery
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| causeOfDisability |
eye infection in early childhood
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| child |
Merle Watson
NERFINISHED
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| collaboratedWith |
Chet Atkins
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Clarence Ashley → Earl Scruggs → Merle Watson → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1923-03-03
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| dateOfDeath |
2012-05-29
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| disability |
blindness
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| ethnicity |
White American
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| familyName |
Watson
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| fullName |
Arthel Lane Watson
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| genre |
Americana
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bluegrass music → country music → folk music → old-time music → |
| givenName |
Arthel
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| honor |
National Medal of Arts
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induction into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame → |
| influenced |
Alison Krauss
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Clarence White → Norman Blake → Ricky Skaggs NERFINISHED → Tony Rice → modern flatpicking guitarists → |
| influencedBy |
Jimmie Rodgers
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The Carter Family → traditional Appalachian music → |
| instrument |
acoustic guitar
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banjo → electric guitar → harmonica → |
| memorial |
annual MerleFest music festival in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
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| nickname |
Doc
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| notableEvent |
participated in the 1960s American folk music revival
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performed at the Newport Folk Festival → |
| notableFor |
influence on bluegrass and folk revival movements
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interpretations of traditional American folk songs → virtuosic flatpicking guitar style → |
| notableWork |
album "Doc Watson in Nashville: Good Deal!" (1968)
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album "Doc Watson" (1964) → album "Southbound" (1966) → song "Black Mountain Rag" → song "Deep River Blues" → song "Shady Grove" → song "Tennessee Stud" → |
| occupation |
guitarist
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recording artist → singer → songwriter → |
| placeOfBirth |
Deep Gap, North Carolina, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
NERFINISHED
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| recordLabel |
Rounder Records
NERFINISHED
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Sugar Hill Records → United Artists Records → Vanguard Records NERFINISHED → |
| relative |
Merle Watson
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| religion |
Christianity
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| residence |
Deep Gap, North Carolina, United States
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| style |
fingerpicking
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flatpicking → |
| vocalType |
baritone
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Referenced by (4)
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Watson
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hasNotableBearer |
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American folk music revival
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hasNotableFigure |
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I'm Sitting on Top of the World
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hasNotableRecordingBy |
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Monterey Folk Festival
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notablePerformer |