Another day, another obituary. Doc Watson, the legendary blind folk, bluegrass and bluesman, is dead at the age of 89. Watson mastered the electric guitar at a young age, teaching himself how to play fiddle tunes on his Les Paul. By the 1960s folk revival, he ditched the electric and focused exclusively on the acoustic and the banjo, a move that launched his career.
I always liked his version of "Shady Grove". It features Doc's spectacular picking on the banjo along with his unassuming vocals.
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