Doc Watson: A Life in Music [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]

Huffman, Eddie

ISBN 10: 1469680351 / ISBN 13: 9781469680354

Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2025

About this Item

This is a pristine and unread copy from the first printing of the first edition, a book which was signed by the author at a bookstore in Richmond, Virginia shortly after publication. Please see my attached photos.

Seller Inventory # GBX20B22

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Doc Watson: A Life in Music [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]
• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1469680351
• ISBN 13: 9781469680354
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed

About this title

Synopsis

Arthel “Doc” Watson (1923–2012) is arguably one of the most influential musicians Appalachia has ever produced. A musician’s musician, Doc grew up on a subsistence farm in the North Carolina mountains during the Depression, soaking up traditional music and learning to play guitar even though he was blind. Rising to fame in the 1960s as part of the burgeoning folk revival scene, Doc became the face of traditional music for many listeners, racking up multiple Grammys and releasing dozens of albums over the course of his long career. Eddie Huffman tells the story of Doc’s life and legacy, drawing on extensive interviews and hundreds of hours of archival research. In making the most comprehensive biography of Watson ever, Huffman gives us an affecting and informative portrait of the man they called Doc.

Full of fascinating stories—from Doc’s first banjo made from his grandmother’s cat to the founding of MerleFest—this promises to be the definitive biography of the man and how he came to be synonymous with roots music in America and shows how his influence is still felt in music today.

About the Author

Eddie Huffman is a writer, reporter, and author of John Prine: In Spite of Himself. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.