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Doc Watson needs no introduction and neither does Byrd alumni Clarence White. nv
Uncle Gil's Rockin' Archives: Water Baby Boogie
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The man who took the Newport Festival by storm back in the day and influenced....well, everyone, passed on yesterday. RIP. nv

I think Donovan picked up some of his flat picking style from Doc and we all know where that went. Straight from Donovan to John Lennon and at least four songs on the White Album. nv

Another one in a blues vein here. Doc had seven Grammys under his belt, the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement award, and Bill Clinton gave him the National Medal for the Arts, recognizing Doc's huge influence on national heritage music. nv

The Last Steam Engine Train with Doc, Chet and Leo Kottke somewhere in there. Sometimes we lose an artist and it feels like the end times for a genre. The old blues pickers are going and the old country pickers too. Adios. nv