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Doc Watson

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Song Premiere: Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal Honor Doc Watson’s 100th Birthday with “I Am a Pilgrim”
Listen to the title track from the upcoming album celebrating the legendary North Carolina flatpicker, I Am a Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100

Music
Listen Now: Doc Watson’s First-Ever Recording
Hear the previously unreleased “The Precious Jewel,” from a new career-spanning box set of the legendary North Carolina musician

Music
Hear Rare Recordings from Doc Watson
See previously unreleased archival photos, and listen to an exclusive preview of a new Smithsonian Folkways album that puts fans in the audience at one of the bluegrass pioneer’s early concerts

Arts & Culture
Photographer Jim McGuire on Doc Watson
A glimpse into a close and long-lasting friendship

In Memoriam
Remembering Doc Watson
A young musician’s day with one of the greatest there ever was