Camas Police Chief Tina Jones, right, takes her department’s new comfort dog, Doc Watson, an 11-month-old French bulldog, to visit with police department staff inside the police station in Camas ...

See the lyrics for Blue Railroad Train by Doc Watson, a folk-blues classic reflecting on travel, lost love, and the railroad’s lonely whistle.

Enjoy the smooth guitar picking and heartfelt lyrics in Deep River Blues, a classic folk-blues track performed by Doc Watson.

Chatham Community Library hosts an event on Doc Watson's musical legacy with author Eddie Huffman and musician Riley Baugus on June 21, 2025.

Roy Book Binder shares blues roots and wild stories from a legendary road life. From Doc Watson to Ray Charles, Roy Book Binder takes host Brandon Lee Adams on a no-holds-barred journey through ...

Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) is revered as one of the most influential and respected guitar players in the history of traditional music. Originally hailing from Deep Gap, NC ...

On his first night in Cary, Billy Strings offered up multiple tributes to bluegrass forefather and North Carolina native Doc Watson.

/ Jean Ritchie, Roger Sprung. Appalachian dulcimer,Fiddle 205 Cripple Creek / Doc Watson, Roger Sprung. Guitar,Banjo 206 Wabash Cannonball / Doc Watson. Guitar,Harmonica 207 House Carpenter (Child No.

Arthel “Doc” Watson (1923–2012) is arguably one of the most influential musicians Appalachia has ever produced. A musician’s musician, Watson grew up on a subsistence farm in the North Carolina ...

Performer (s): Doc Watson, accompanying himself on the guitar, with Merle Watson, guitar. Production notes: Recorded during performances at Cornell University and Town Hall, New York.

“Doc Watson changed the way I saw the acoustic guitar,” Avett concluded. “He changed my understanding of how a song could be presented in sound and mood.