American bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician (died 2012)

Doc Watson

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson 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.

Born

1923

March 3

Died

2012

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1920s

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The world in 1923

When Doc arrived

april 15 Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
april 15 Racially motivated Nihon Shōgakkō fire lit by a serial arsonist kills 10 children in Sacramento, California.
april 26 The Duke of York (the future King George VI) weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
april 28 Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.

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Alexander Graham Bell 1847–1922 Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (born 1847) Arthur Kornberg 1918–2007 American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007) Brent Tate 1982– Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (died 1841) 1778– Georg Cantor 1845–1918 German mathematician and philosopher (born 1845) James Doohan 1920–2005 Canadian-American actor (born 1920) Jvke 2001– American singer-songwriter Laura Harring 1964– Mexican-American model and actress, Miss USA 1985 Margaret Bonds 1913– American pianist and composer (died 1972)

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Avram Davidson 1923–1993 American soldier and author (died 1993) Beate Sirota Gordon 1923–2012 Austrian-American director and producer (born 1923) Bobby Thomson 1923– Scottish-American baseball player (died 2010) Daniel Carleton Gajdusek 1923– American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008) Dante Lavelli 1923– American football player (died 2009) Don Adams 1923–2005 American actor and director (died 2005) Edward Oliver LeBlanc 1923–2004 Dominican lawyer and politician, Premier of Dominica (born 1923) Elizabeth Jolley 1923–2007 English-Australian author and academic (born 1923) Eric Sykes 1923–2012 English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1923)

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