And the random observation? I learned that he was (very possibly) "named" after Doctor Watson of Sherlock Holmes fame:
According to Doc on his three CD biographical recording Legacy, he got the nickname "Doc" during a live radio broadcast when the announcer remarked that his given name Arthel was odd and he needed an easy nickname to go by. A fan in the crowd shouted "Call him Doc!" presumably in reference to the Sherlock Holmes sidekick Doctor Watson. The name stuck ever since.I find that very cool.
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DID NOT!
That and your over-banjofication of the innerwebs. The only people immune to the evils of the banjo are banjo players.
Doc Watson is an American icon--a true original. No one sounded like him before he started doing what he did, and really, even though a lot of people have imitated him, no one sounds like him now.
It's remarkable, but great that he's still out there.
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