[nabs-l] A Great Loss

Justin Young jty727 at gmail.com
Wed May 30 16:43:14 UTC 2012


Thank you so much for letting us know of this!  About 4 years ago
while in Nashville at a conference I bought 2 of his CDs and loved his
music.  Yes a true loss.

On 5/30/12, Jim Portillo <portillo.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I don't know if this means anything to anyone, so please forgive the email.
> I just wanted to tell you about a loss...a huge loss to not only the music
> world but also the blindness community.
>
> If anyone is at all interested in any type of Folk or Bluegrass or Roots
> type of music, the name Doc Watson will ring a bell.  We lost the mighty
> national treasure last night after dealing with health complications for
> the
> past several days.
>
> To many, blind or sighted, Doc was a hero!  He took music to new levels and
> kept the old fashion sound and feeling.
> He was also a great example to blind folks.  Blindness never stopped him
> from achieving his goals.
> Doc played the guitar like no other.  He played banjo and other acoustic
> stringed instruments as well.  Nobody could pick and sing like Doc.
>
> If nobody is familiar with the work of Doc, then take a little bit of time
> and listen to at least a couple of his songs.
>
> What a loss!  Rest in peace, Mighty Doc Watson.
> Jim
>
>
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