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.
http://www.highcountrypress.com/weekly/2011/06-16-11/a-doc-retrospective-through.htm
Check below for a photo gallery of Doc and a YouTube video of Doc playing Shady Grove with David Holt.
Doc plays at the Jones House last summer during the Doc Watson Statue Celebration. Photo by Jesse Wood
Doc sits next to the bronze statue of himself last summer. Photo by Jesse Wood
Doc plays at the Jones House last summer during the Doc Watson Statue Celebration. Photo by Jesse Wood
Doc plays at MusicFest 'n Sugar Grove last year. Photo by Jesse Wood
Doc plays harmonica backstage at the MusicFest 'n Sugar Grove. Photo by Jesse Wood
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