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This story made my morning so much brighter. Thanks for sharing. I loathe Walmart though. :)

thank you for sharing that beautiful story. i am so happy to hear he was as kind as he seemed from his voice... i love his music and warmth...bless his memory.

fred johnson lucky!

Love it! That’s awesome!

That is so cool!

+Steve Panther The lord, what are you on about?

Making a public comment about loving the Lord. our Father in heaven brings no shame...Amen Steve Panther,God bless you+yours......

@@amygwenn4220 I bet if as many people as you believers made public comments about not believing in what you believe to be the Lord, your loving Father in Heaven, you'd all become very irritated. However, despite my lack of belief, I can still enjoy much religious music, and actually perform it often in my local choir. It is a staple of a lot of choral singing. And of course, there's the mandatory Christmas Carol concert in the local church in which I have to participate as a member of the choir... Ach weel, it's all music!

@@gynack I'm sorry Trevor, I don't understand what you mean. As a believer I can only speak for myself. I don't become irritated whether or not I share my faith with others. There's also no shame in loving music and enjoying it regardless of one's belief. So having said that I pray you find peace and happiness. :-)

​@@amygwenn4220 Surely you've imagination enough to understand that it can irritate non-believers when believers continually go on about the goodness of a god they don't accept exists, at least not in any way like the major religions preach. It's hardly a meaningful profession of faith to assert on YT that god has blessed us with someone's singing ability. Non-believers don't tell people that a wonderful performance is nothing to do with god but purely hard work, inborn ability and maybe an element of luck. Actually, Steve's comment was one of he less irritating ones because he is telling us that Doc and Scruggs were religious, of some relevance because they did sing religious songs. However, he chose to put it such a way as to declare his own faith which is completely irrelevant to Doc's and Scruggs' religious convictions, and also irrelevant to critical appreciation of the music. I'm 100% that a lot of religious people would be annoyed by me if I always included comments about there's no god making these performers special. My belief is completely irrelevant to the critical appreciation of the merits of the music. And let us remember that there is just as much secular music that is as beautiful as religious music. And for the record, probably the most gorgeous piece of music I have ever sung in many years of choir singing, was Faure's Requiem, a setting of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead. Faure, ironically, was an atheist!

I couldn't help but smile when he passed. I thought, "This morning Doc finally laid eyes on Merle."

Tony, that really hit home with me. I have two kids, and I can't think of what it would be like to not be able to see them. I'm sure they're picking together now.

Tony Wood Very nice, Tony.

Very well put.

Glyn Wood amen!

popoaggie music probably helped him feel better

Just watch the SMILE light up his face when he heard the applause and laughter of the crowd.. Oh yeah, he was enjoying the moments,

Well said and great tribute to a real American Treasure

What a fine gentleman!!! Saw Doc many times live over the years, one of thee best flatpickers of All Time!!!

Amen, by Albert Brumley

Amen 🙏

Doc was a classic, I try and flat pick like him but no way.........lol

Louise, thanks for your comment. I had the rare privilege of seeing Doc and Merle at a little place in Santa Cruz, Kuumbwa, back in the mid-70's. I probably sat no more than about 6 ft. from them. Doc was one of my first inspirations to get into bluegrass music. His music has had a lot of meaning for me over the years. RIP.

Born and raised in lenoir, really cool to hear that memory

Legend and much respect 🇬🇧

I'm in a wheelchair. I have a handy cap.. but I take it off in the house That's one of the places I learned it from.. I started trying to pick like him when I was 13.. been trying ever since.. and his dignity and strength were always in my mind.. and there when I needed it myself.. RIP brother 🙏 Peace ✌☮

Bit of a harsh comment for just a dislike lol I mean who knows if their souls are troubled

The only thing better is Billy Strings ;)

​@@aashaygandhi7213Don't forget about Molly Tuttle!

I agree. Wow

Stupid and Disrespectful are just somethings that mankind can not fix. Only God can

People can be horrible.

Probably black lives matters members

If anyone ever doubted someone was born to make music, take a look at Doc Watson.

He really is. Though he lives on through Billy Strings. Billy does it pretty darn good. Doc is his idol. You can tell

My husband was a good guitarist and he considered Doc to be the best flat pick player EVER

Charles Dreadful shut the fuck up

@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer why be so rude?

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Joseph Modiotis I was blessed to see him a number of times at the festival that's dedicated to his son Merle , Which of course is Merelfest .

@@frankd.506 I must have been cursed. I was never fortunate enough to have an opportunity to see him. I'm on the wrong side of the Atlantic. It's amazing how Doc managed to keep on after losing Merle. He was not only his son, but a constant musical companion and travelling guide and helper. A bitter, bitter loss for him. It was great to see his grandson coming along and be able to take over his Merle's role as musical partner, helper, etc.

@@gynack Merlefest was really special, I've seen Tony Rice, Norm Blake and Bela Fleck to name a few, On your side of the pond you might try and catch Beppe Gambeta who was heavily influenced by American flat pickers and plays beautifully,from Italy if the name didn't give it away, good luck to you.

@@frankd.506 Thanks for your reply. I looked up Beppe Gambetta's website. He's touring mainland Europe at the moment, and is going out to the USA in the New Year and touring there. His calendar gives a detailed itinerary. You might be in luck - again. 😊

@Joseph Modiotis When you say "Richman", who are you referring to? Jonathon Richman, perhaps? I'm curious.

If you know anything about music you must know that this the heart and soul of everything that came after in country misic

It shows.

One day you will be with Jesus and your dad forever..

Lucky too.

+Thierry Hatot Je ne parle pas français, mais compris (très peu) de ma connaissance de l'espagnol et latin. Il me plaît de savoir que quelques-uns à l'extérieur des États-Unis apprécient que nous ne sommes pas tous ce que notre culture de masse nous présente comme. La musique de Doc me réchauffe le cœur parce que ses influences sont similaires à la mienne, et les nombreux Américains rurales qui ne sont pas représentés dans les médias. Nous vous remercions de vos commentaires, et que Dieu vous et nos amis en France bénisse. (Traduit par la traduction de Google, pour le meilleur ou pour le pire :))

Vive La France! Si Doc a fait/joue seulement "Deep River Blues" cela seulement serait [enough] mais il a fait beaucoup encore/plus! Je suis heureux a comprendre que les Francaises entendre le "Doc"!

I am French ,and I have seen Doc in France in concert 3 times, I even spoke to him shortly after a concert where he signed a 33 RPM record for me ! this was about 44 years ago .Doc was a musical genius !

zerblis I don't know whether this will cheer you up. Try to keep a sense of humour. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZ-jdLllq92th2w.html These guys were Irish, starting off in the late 50's, actually in New York. A lot of their material was Irish folk songs. They pre-dated the Dubliners who followed on after them, also singing a lot of Irish folk songs. I hope you enjoy. At 76 myself, I try to find things to laugh at. I have to be careful about politics though because I find myself getting wound up about the current UK government, aye and the American one, if I think about them too much.

Hope you are still with us.

satan, thats who. hes mad he lost

satan is a coward bastard.

loved Doc all my life. Pick on, beloved, pick on.

Ignorance runs amuck!

screwies ARE bound 2 lose - in THE End, they ARE!! Amen!!.... www.lovepeacepresley.dk

You're so right about Doc setting the standard. And in terms of age, Doc was definitely "up there." But there have been others. There's a clip on KZfaq of Pete Seeger playing the banjo on the radio from June 2013, when he was 94. And the great Spanish classical guitarist, Andres Segovia, did his final American tour a few months before he died at the age of 94.

I saw Bill Monroe at the last Bean Blossom festival he played at. He was 95 at the time. Someone from the audience called out "Rawhide" (a breakneck tune of his). The audience laughed a little as did Mr. Monroe, who then proceeded to tear it up about 80% of the way he'd played in younger days, but still jaw dropping. Clean living.. I guess.

Patrick Farrell Funny about Bill Monroe! He maybe defined clean living. Pete Seeger, he also lived a full life and earned it. An amazing person. When I saw Elizabeth Cotton, it was Pete's son Mike who was traveling with her to take care of her.

wade mainer played the banjo and did a concert at 101, and played at home until his death at age 104

Patrick Farrell thats fun, since bill lived to be 84.

In 1979