May 29, 2012. Doc Watson died Tuesday night. This comes after colon surgery performed at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center a week ago. His health complications seemed to surface after MerleFest in early May.”
BY JESSE WOOD
May 25, 2012. High Country residents have left flowers at the Doc Watson statue on the corner of West King Street and North Depot Street in downtown Boone. Watson was hospitalized on Monday after falling. Watson had colon surgery on Thursday. His condition is improving yet still critical, according to his manager Mitch Greenhill. He is currently at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Get well soon, Doc!
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