By JAMES D. WATTS JR. Scene Writer on May 30, 2012, at 7:52 AM Updated on 5/30 at 7:52 AM
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One of the true greats of American music, Arthell "Doc" Watson, died Tuesday at age 89.
A full biography is
here.
I grew up listening to Doc Watson and always loved and appreciated his effortlessly smooth, sweetly melodic style of playing -- clean, fast and, no matter how many notes he might managed to pack into a phrase, uncluttered. Every note was there for a purpose.
He played show tunes (one of his signature songs was "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess"), country blues, bluegrass songs -- just about anything. Here's a video of a performance of the old fiddle tune "Black Mountain Rag" that demonstrates some of what Doc Watson could do.
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