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 Post subject: RIP Doc Watson
PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2012 9:21 pm 
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89. Dang. This is getting ridiculous in the bluegrass community.

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 Post subject: Re: RIP Doc Watson
PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2012 11:37 pm 
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there was a documentary on PBS about the banjo recently. i think it jinxed everything.

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 Post subject: Re: RIP Doc Watson
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Doc and Merle playing together again. RIP.


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 Post subject: Re: RIP Doc Watson
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Bummer.
Doc Watson set the standard for flat / finger picking acoustic guitar players.

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 Post subject: Re: RIP Doc Watson
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saw/promoted him at Georgia Theatre a decade ago. Great show.

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 Post subject: Re: RIP Doc Watson
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listening to a bunch of songs/interviews on NPR yesterday. Never realized it before but Barton Carrol sounds a LOT like Doc.

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thanks for not doing one of those lame "____ ____ DEAD" threads

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Patrick Bateman Wrote:
thanks for not doing one of those lame "____ ____ DEAD" threads


It just didn't feel right.

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