Americana Visionary

Doc Watson.
A blind musician.
Internationally celebrated.

His natural ease as a storyteller.

His heartfelt baritone singing.
His vast repository of material.
His facility on guitar.
A rare combination
of authenticity and artistry.

He played country.

He played folk.
He played bluegrass.
He played gospel.

All those elements interwoven.

Doc Watson’s appreciation
for a broad spectrum of music
in the Americana world.

Doc Watson died on may 29^th.  He was 89 years old.  He was blinded by an eye infection before the age of two.

© 2012 Catherine Giordano