March 3, 2012. BOONE — Born in Deep Gap on March 3, 1923, Doc Watson turned 89 years old today. As evident of the many recent performances Doc played last summer and fall, he still commands the stage and picks that Gallagher of his like lightening.
Click below to read a High Country Press article written last summer about Doc Watson. It is a retrospective of his career through his musician friends’ words.
Check below for a photo gallery of Doc and a YouTube video of Doc playing Shady Grove with David Holt.
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