Musician
Doc Watson
Flatpicking, invented more or less single handed by a blind guitarist from North Carolina.
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. He won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His fingerpicking and flatpicking skills, as well as his knowledge of traditional American music, were highly regarded. Blind from a young age, he performed publicly both in a dance band and solo, as well as for over 15 years with his son, guitarist Merle Watson, until Merle's death in 1985 in an accident on the family farm.
- Born
- 1923-03-03, Deep Gap, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 2012-05-29, Winston-Salem, USAA Tuesday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1923-03-03, Deep Gap, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 12°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 20°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 16°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 27°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 29°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 18°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 19°11′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 13°27′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 16°07′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°09′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2012-05-29, Winston-Salem, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 8°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 19°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 11°23′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 20°07′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Virgo | 13°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 26°58′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 23°20′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 7°45′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 3°08′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 9°00′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Doc Watson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.