| LC control no. | n 81149279 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML419.W37 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Watson, Doc |
| Variant(s) | Watson, Arthel Lane Watson, A. D. (Arthel Doc) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19230303 |
| Death date | 20120529 |
| Field of activity | Bluegrass music Country music |
| Profession or occupation | Bluegrass musicians Country musicians Singers Banjoists Guitarists |
| Found in | Doc Watson and his family. [Phonodisc] 1963. Watson, D. The songs of Doc Watson, c1971: t.p. (Doc Watson) p. 21, etc. (A.D. Watson, Arthel "Doc" Watson, A. Doc Watson) New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Watson, Doc (Arthel Lane); b. Mar. 2, 1923, Deep Gap, NC; country-music singer, banjoist, and guitarist) New York times WWW site, May 30, 2012 (in obituary published May 29: Doc Watson; b. Arthel Lane Watson, Mar. 3, 1923, Stoney Fork, N.C.; d. Tuesday [May 29, 2012], Winston-Salem, N.C., aged 89; guitarist and folk singer whose flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and whose interpretations of traditional American music profoundly influenced generations of folk and rock guitarists) |
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