Doc Watson in critical condition after fall

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Guitar master and singer Doc Watson was listed in critical condition Thursday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a fall at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week. Watson's daughter, Nancy, said in a telephone interview that Watson fell Monday. She said he didn't break any bones but that he's "real sick." The Watauga Democrat reported Thursday that Watson had an infection. Watson, 89, who's real name is Arthel, is widely considered the first great modern flat-picker and has influenced thousands of musicians since coming on the scene in the early 1960s.

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