Doc Watson

Doc Watson's surgery last night has been described as successful, and we are told that Watson came through it well. Sources tell us that his entire colon was removed, and that Doc is resting as comfortably as can be expected after

We have learned that Doc Watson is scheduled to undergo extensive surgery this evening at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. He was admitted there this morning after his health failed while in another hospital recovering from a fall. This procedure is

We have learned that legendary guitarist and folk singer Doc Watson is hospitalized in Winston-Salem, NC. He is 89 years old. According to two close friends of Watson's, Doc fell on Monday and was taken to a regional hospital near his

This week we are going to remember the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers. On Saturday, May 26, Jimmie Rodgers will have been gone 79

This week we are going to remember the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers. On Saturday, May 26, Jimmie Rodgers will have been gone 79

15 performances from the 6th season of the popular Song Of The Mountains television program have been assembled into a DVD that is now available for sale. The show typically offers live, half hour sets from both established and up-and-coming bluegrass and traditional

Arthel Lane Watson was born on March 3, 1923, in Deep Gap, North Carolina. He is known around the globe as “Doc” Watson. To celebrate Doc’s 89th birthday, I am focusing on one of my favorite Doc Watson projects for

Many musicians have carved out their own niches in folk music, but few have accomplished as much as one man from Deep Gap, North Carolina. In his latest book, Blind But Now I See: The Biography of Music Legend Doc

Here's a day 4 report on Merlefest 2011 from Georgia Lowrance, delayed by poor connectivity on Sunday. She provided us daily updates, with photos, from her position on the ground in Wilkesboro last weekend. The bulk of the photos

From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information