Doc Watson in Critical Condition after Surgery
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Doc was my inspiration to pick up a guitar 42 years ago.
I'm pulling for you, Doc.
Joe
taabru45
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Me too, had the honor of seeing him a couple of times.......almost inspired me to quit...Steffan
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Yeah, that goes without saying. :wink:taabru45 said:
Joe
I've been listening to his music since the seventies. I only got to hear him in person about eight years ago. He sounded just as good then as he did on his recordings from the seventies. He didn't miss a note.
I'm pulling for you here too, Doc.
I'm pulling for you here too, Doc.
SouthernSounds
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My best wishes for you, Doc!
A truly inspiration. An enormous talent. What a man!
B.
A truly inspiration. An enormous talent. What a man!
B.
ladytexan
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Prayers are with Doc Watson. Doc playing 'Deep River Blues'
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All that with his thumb and ONE finger!! Just like Merle. :wink:poser said:
Joe
tjmangum
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I was blessed to see him and Merle play in Nashville back in the 70's and then again to spend an evening about 8 feet away from him 20 years later in a small club. He makes it all seem so easy! Prayers and thoughts for a speedy recovery.
T
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Bikerdoc
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Get well Doc.
Peace
Peace
taabru45
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First time I saw him, picture a small stage in the middle of a field on a really hot day, One of the early folk festivals, Maripossa in Orillia Ontario...Doc was flatpicking a fiddle tune,at killer speed...and a little wind passed by, Doc without missing a beat said in his slow southern drawl , 'my that was a nice little breeze, weren't it.'...my jaw was around my knees......
rampside
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I am so thankful that I was able to see Doc and Merle live a couple of times back in the early eighties. I bought all their albums and then proceeded to wear them out. They were in a league all their own.
My prayers are with you Doc!
My prayers are with you Doc!
Frosty
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Like virtually every other guitar picker, Doc caught my ear early on. It was "Windy and Warm" from the
Southbound album (I think). Such musical integrity in this man... from his honest guitar picking to that
warm, baritone voice.
Southbound album (I think). Such musical integrity in this man... from his honest guitar picking to that
warm, baritone voice.
ladytexan
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From the latest news report, Doc is still in critical condition.
A fun fact about Doc:
He was born in Deep Gap, North Carolina. According to Watson on his three CD biographical recording Legacy, he got the nickname "Doc" during a live radio broadcast when the announcer remarked that his given name 'Arthel' was odd and he needed an easy nickname. A fan in the crowd shouted "Call him Doc!" presumably in reference to the literary character Sherlock Holmes' sidekick Doctor Watson. The name stuck ever since.
Now, I want to get the Legacy collection. ::::softsmile:::::
A fun fact about Doc:
He was born in Deep Gap, North Carolina. According to Watson on his three CD biographical recording Legacy, he got the nickname "Doc" during a live radio broadcast when the announcer remarked that his given name 'Arthel' was odd and he needed an easy nickname. A fan in the crowd shouted "Call him Doc!" presumably in reference to the literary character Sherlock Holmes' sidekick Doctor Watson. The name stuck ever since.
Now, I want to get the Legacy collection. ::::softsmile:::::
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One of these days, I might be forced to retell the story of my "pilgrimmage" to Deep Gap in October of '74. 8)
Joe
Joe
