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Doc Watson

US guitarist, singer & songwriter

United States • 1923-03-03 – 2012-05-29

Doc Watson is credited on 599 releases across 172 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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599

Pressings credited

172

Albums

7

Decades active

168

In collections

Biography

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. He won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His fingerpicking and flatpicking skills, as well as his knowledge of traditional American music, were highly regarded. Blind from a young age, he performed publicly both in a dance band and solo, as well as for over 15 years with his son, guitarist Merle Watson, until Merle's death in 1985 in an accident on the family farm.

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Credited work

599 releases · 172 albums · active 1961–2022

  • Performance · 2,440
  • Other credits · 635
  • Production · 7

Studios: Warner Bros. Recording Studios · Soundshop Recording Studios · Cornell University · Town Hall, New York

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