101.9 KING Radio » Doc Watson http://kingfm.com Thu, 23 May 2013 00:57:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Doc Watson, Legendary Flat Picker, Dies at 89 [VIDEO] http://kingfm.com/doc-watson-legendary-flat-picker-dies-at-89-video/ http://kingfm.com/doc-watson-legendary-flat-picker-dies-at-89-video/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 00:26:14 +0000 Grateful Mike http://kingfm.com/?p=73617 Doc Watson, David Grisman and Jack Lawrence \'Shady Grove\' (YouTube)

The man who helped turn the guitar into a lead instrument rather than just background music, Doc Watson, died yesterday, May 29, at the age of 89 in North Carolina.

Watson was well-known for his fast-flat picking style of playing that influenced generations of folk musicians. He was in the hospital in Winston-Salem for abdominal surgery Tuesday when he passed away.

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