Merle Watson has a strong set of credentials for a young musician. Besides being the 24-year-old son of the preeminent guitar picker, Doc Watson, Merle is also his father’s extremely competent ...

Doc Watson's son Merle began recording and touring with him in 1964. But Merle Watson died at age 36 in a 1985 tractor accident, sending his father into deep grief and making him consider retirement.

View full size Associated Press fileIn this May 1, 2005 file photo, master flatpicker Doc Watson plays during the "My Friend Merle" show during MerleFest in Wilkesboro, N.C. Watson, the Grammy ...

Richard Eddy Watson, the grandson of music legend Doc Watson and the son of Merle Watson, has died. He lived in Deep Gap.

Doc Watson’s son Merle began recording and touring with him in 1964. But Merle Watson died at age 36 in a 1985 tractor accident, sending his father into deep grief and making him consider ...

The folk-music legend, blind since infancy and known for his mastery of the acoustic guitar, died today at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 89.

Doc Watson, Folk Guitar Icon, Dies at 89 The Grammy-winning musician, blind since the age of 1, recently had abdominal surgery that resulted in his hospitalization.

Doc Watson's son Merle began recording and touring with him in 1964. But Merle Watson died at age 36 in a 1985 tractor accident, sending his father into deep grief and making him consider retirement.

The music of North Carolinian Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson is as influential now — more than a decade after his 2012 death — as at any time during his long career. During that time he was ...

A 1968 album, Doc Watson in Nashville: Good Deal!, featured Doc and his son Merle, a prodigiously gifted rhythm guitarist, playing old favorites (“Shady Grove,” “Memphis Blues”) with top ...

Doc Watson's son Merle began recording and touring with him in 1964. But Merle Watson died at age 36 in a 1985 tractor accident, sending his father into deep grief and making him consider retirement.

Doc Watson, who was blind from birth, played banjo initially but picked up the guitar at age 13. He married Rosa Lee Carlton in 1947 and they had two children, Eddy Merle and Nancy Ellen.