[nabs-l] A Great Loss

[Joshua Lester]

Here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyQOCJ4SUSk
It's obvious, that you don't listen to Classic Country, Bluegrass,
Blues, or Folk/Gospel, or you'd have heard his music.
I hope you enjoy this.
Blessings, Joshua

On 5/30/12, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know anything about this guy. So can you please send some mp3 files
> or youtube videos of him playing and singing. I would love to hear him.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Justin Young
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 9:43 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] A Great Loss
>
> 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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