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Doc & Merle Watson

Doc and Merle Watson was a father and son folk and bluegrass duo who released a series of albums between 1971 and 1985. Doc – born Arthel Lane Watson on March 3, 1923 - was blind before the age of one, the result of an eye infection. He bought his first guitar after earning money helping his father and spent all of his spare time learning to play it. He joined Jack Williams’ country and western swing band in 1953. Doc Watson developed his signature guitar sound after Williams’ band received requests to play square dances, which lead to Watson teaching himself how to play fiddle t...