WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition Friday at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week.
A spokeswoman at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem says Watson remains in critical condition Friday morning.
Watson’s daughter, Nancy, told The Associated Press the 89-year-old Watson fell Monday. She said he did not break any bones.
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The blind singer and guitarist, whose legal first name is Arthel, has won several Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award. He also received the National Medal of the Arts.
He’s known as a master of the flatpicking style of guitar playing. He also started Merlefest, an annual gathering of musicians in North Wilkesboro named after his son, a musician who died in a tractor accident in 1985.
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