Doc Watson, 89, in critical condition in hospital

[cali]

By: Monte Mitchell | Winston-Salem Journal
Published: May 24, 2012
Updated: May 24, 2012 - 11:50 PM
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Guitar master and singer Doc Watson was listed in critical condition Thursday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a fall at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week.

Watson's daughter, Nancy, said in a telephone interview that Watson fell Monday.

She said he didn't break any bones but that he's "real sick."

The Watauga Democrat reported Thursday that Watson had an infection.

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And here's the maestro playing Deep River Blues in 1991

Bless you Doc.

[kentuck]

1. So sad to hear this...

Doc is my very favorite flat-top picker. When my Dad was alive, we went to see him in Atlanta and sat on the floor and drank our beer out of small buckets.

Get well, Doc.

[cali]

3. Me too. I've been a huge Doc fan since I first heard him

I've had the privilege of seeing him twice.

[Hoyt]

6. Great Southeast Music Hall, I bet? I might have been at same place. It and Doc were great.

Hope he gets better.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Doc is exceptional

Hope he recovers soon.

[Bonhomme Richard]

4. Sad. Saw him and his son Merle at the Main Point outside Philly,..

Must have been almost 40 years ago.

[paparush]

5. That man is a testament to humanity.

Go easy, Doc.

[auburngrad82]

7. Doc Watson is an American treasure

I saw him a few years ago in Raleigh. He was in his mid eighties but didn't seem to be slowing down.

I've been thinking about Doc and some of the older American musicians like Pete Seeger. It's going to be a sad time when we lose these men and women. America will be a little poorer without them.

[Earth_First]

8. Best wishes, Doc!

May you play many, many more...