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Merle Watson

  • My Name Is Merle documentary debuts at MerleFest ’23

    April 3, 2023 | by John Lawless

    MerleFest has some big news to announce as they celebrate their 35th year in 2023, and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Doc Watson, who launched the festival in 1988 in memory of his son, Eddy Merle Watson, who

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  • Songs Doc Didn’t Sing – Doc & Merle Watson

    January 4, 2021 | by Lee Zimmerman

    As the title suggests, Songs Doc Didn't Sing is something of a rarity. A collection of unrelated instrumentals rescued from the vaults and compiled by producer Mitch Greenhill for Fli Records, these orphaned offerings and untended leftovers put the emphasis

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  • Doc & Merle Watson live CD set due next month

    May 11, 2017 | by John Lawless

    A very special CD box set is coming in June that is sure to delight followers of Doc and Merle Watson. Though they have both passed on, their highly influential recordings are still enjoyed by fans and studied carefully by aspiring

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  • Richard Eddy Watson passes 

    June 2, 2015 | by Richard Thompson

    Richard Eddy Watson, guitar-playing grandson of Doc Watson and son of the late Merle Watson, has passed away. He died on Monday evening June 1, 2015, due to a heart attack. Watson’s death came three years and two days after the

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  • Doc Watson, Dolly Parton, and Lee Ann Womack among Record Store Day Releases

    March 13, 2015 | by Daniel Mullins

    While music sales in general have been declining for the past several years, one trend that has been on the rise over the last few years has been the unofficial comeback of vinyl records. While the technology may seem antiquated

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  • Rodgers Remembrance Vol VIII: My Rough And Rowdy Ways

    May 22, 2013 | by Daniel Mullins

    This week we are going to once again 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 Sunday, May 26, Jimmie Rodgers will have been

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  • Talking Doc Watson Blues

    May 28, 2012 | by Art Menius

    This is a debut column from Art Menius, who we hope will be a regular contributor at Bluegrass Today. Art has many years' experience as a writer, and in the organizational realm of traditional music. His will be a welcome

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