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Doc Watson

1923 - 2012

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Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. He won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His fingerpicking and flatpicking skills, as well as his knowledge of traditional American music, were highly regarded. Blind from a young age, he performed publicly both in a dance band and solo, as well as for over 15 years with his son, guitarist Merle Watson, until Merle's death in 1985 in an accident on the family farm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Doc Watson is the 2,031st most popular musician (down from 1,805th in 2019), the 10,843rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,106th in 2019) and the 804th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Doc Watson ranks 2,031 out of 3,175. Before him are Fedde Le Grand, Lene Marlin, Andy Timmons, Dave Edmunds, Mick Abrahams, and Wayne Static. After him are Chicane, Ray Thomas, Juan Atkins, Ferry Corsten, Hardwell, and Stuart Price.

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Among people born in 1923, Doc Watson ranks 439. Before him are Bernice Rubens, Robert Craft, John Pulman, Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Ninian Stephen, and Franco Bertinetti. After him are Larry Storch, Ray Lumpp, Lee Yuan-tsu, Alice Ghostley, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and Dannie Abse. Among people deceased in 2012, Doc Watson ranks 416. Before him are Janice E. Voss, Nicholas Katzenbach, Joel Goldsmith, Fidélis, J. J. C. Smart, and Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. After him are Phyllis Thaxter, Earl Scruggs, Charles Colson, Mike Sparken, Héctor Camacho, and Salvador Reyes Monteón.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doc Watson ranks 10,845 out of 20,380. Before him are Wayne Static (1965), Bob Bryan (1978), James Meredith (1933), Larry Kramer (1935), Gretchen Mol (1972), and Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945). After him are Norman Dello Joio (1913), Zebulon Pike (1779), Fat Joe (1970), Marion Roper (1910), D. W. Moffett (1954), and John Jakes (1932).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Doc Watson ranks 804. Before him are Mamie Smith (1891), John Sebastian (1944), Richie Kotzen (1970), Kevin Moore (1967), Andy Timmons (1963), and Wayne Static (1965). After him are Juan Atkins (1962), Jerry Wexler (1917), Jon Oliva (1959), Shannon Leto (1970), Ed Thigpen (1930), and Tom DeLonge (1975).

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