I have mentioned Doc Watson, the legendary flat-picking guitarist, many times in this blog. I learned that he passed away yesterday. It is always a sad event when we lose one of our most-admired artists and this is no exception. I will miss seeing him next year at Merlefest, the music festival founded in 1990 to remember Doc's son Merle, killed in a tractor accident a few years previously.The first time I saw Doc play in person was at a festival in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in the mid 1960s. He was spectacular. And he was notably humble. Apparently at least one of the audience members was unaware of Doc's blindness. During a question and answer session, he asked Doc if he could read music. Doc's reply was typically down-to-earth -- "No, and I couldn't if I could!"
Doc, I among many millions of others, love you and will miss you. Play well for The Master.
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