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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, NC. Unlike the other two, Watson was in middle age before gaining any attention. Since 1960, though, when Watson was recorded with his family and friends in Folkways' Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, people have remained in awe of this gentle blind man who sings and picks with a pure and emotional authentic... Read More

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“ I grew up listening to your music. This is the kind of stuff I really wish they'd play more of on the radio. Unfortunately, the stations I listen to only play it once in a long while, so I have to borrow my dad's CDs or wait for you to come to Madison to hear more of it. (You could put forty-year-olds to shame with that picking!) And speaking of more...why doesn't Jango have more of your songs? Where are classics like Alabama Bound, Southbound, Deep River Blues, Down South, or the Tennessee Stud? ”
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