The final North Carolina Reads book discussion of 2025 features “Doc Watson: A Life in Music" by Eddie Huffman.

About the Book:
Nonfiction. 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. 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. (From publisher description – The University of North Carolina Press)

Get your copy at Lee County Libraries (107 Hawkins Avenue, Sanford) and pick up a reading schedule and discussion guide.

North Carolina Reads is a project of North Carolina Humanities, creating discussions on history, culture, and social issues. Learn more at nchumanities.org.
 
North Carolina Reads "Doc Watson: A Life in Music" Virtual Book Event
Date & Time: Jun 24, 2025 06:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
 
Description: Join North Carolina Humanities for its fifth and final North Carolina Reads book club discussion of 2025. This discussion will examine themes and topics from the North Carolina Reads book selection “Doc Watson: A Life in Music”. This discussion features Eddie Huffman in a moderated conversation.

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