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Doc Watson
Doc Watson
Deep Gap, UScountry, rock, american, others, folk
177.0m all-time streams (12 Oct '25)
In the latter half of the 20th century there were three pre-eminently influential folk/country guitar players: Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and Arthel "Doc" Watson, a flat-picking genius from Deep Gap, North Carolina.
Unlike the other two, Watson was in middle age before gaining any attention.
Unlike the other two, Watson was in middle age before gaining any attention.
