Bluegrass At Large

  • Doc Watson rallies a bit

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    After what was described as a very rough day on Sunday, Doc Watson is said to have rallied a bit with some improvement in his vital signs last night. He remains in the ICU, listed in critical condition at the Wake Forest

  • Watson family called to Doc’s side

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    We have learned that the family of Doc Watson has been called to his side at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. Doc has been hospitalized there for the past few days, undergoing surgery on Thursday evening to repair an impacted colon,

  • Stetson and Cia tie the knot

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    Cia Cherryholmes and Stetson Adkisson cemented their ongoing musical partnership last weekend. The pair was married in a small private ceremony May 20 in Nashville. Cia's grandfather, the Rev. Gene Cherryholmes, and Stetson's as well, the Rev. Grant Adkisson, officiated jointly. The wedding

  • Some good news from Phil Leadbetter

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    This welcome progress report comes from Phil Leadbetter, noted resonator guitarist (J.D. Crowe, Wildfire, Grasstowne, The Whites), and everyone's favorite Uncle Phil. As many of you know, I was diagnosed in March 2011 with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. This is a form of

  • Doc’s surgery a success

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    Doc Watson's surgery last night has been described as successful, and we are told that Watson came through it well. Sources tell us that his entire colon was removed, and that Doc is resting as comfortably as can be expected after

  • Doc Watson to undergo surgery tonight

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    We have learned that Doc Watson is scheduled to undergo extensive surgery this evening at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. He was admitted there this morning after his health failed while in another hospital recovering from a fall. This procedure is

  • Doc Watson hospitalized

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    We have learned that legendary guitarist and folk singer Doc Watson is hospitalized in Winston-Salem, NC. He is 89 years old. According to two close friends of Watson's, Doc fell on Monday and was taken to a regional hospital near his