Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

by **Palladin** » Wed, 30 May 2012 20:40:35

Tho' you were blind, you led the way for this wannabe flatpicker.

I'll miss you. I reckon you're already jammin' with Merle...

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

by **Taggure** » Wed, 30 May 2012 22:12:39

May you rest in peace Doc

Here is some of my favorite songs that he picked

Heaven will shine a little bit brighter now that Doc sings for the Lord God

by **OleMan** » Thu, 31 May 2012 00:42:38

Palladin wrote:Tho' you were blind, you led the way for this wannabe flatpicker.

I'll miss you. I reckon you're already jammin' with Merle...

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

I'm thinking that Doc is for sure picking in heaven now - I've heard he could do some gospel too. I have always remembered the blind man playing on King St. in Boone - (showing my age now). It was years before my Dad told it was Doc. He was the first blind person I ever saw. I saw him playing for tips - probably to supplement his income.

He began to get recognized and make a living with his music just after that, around the time my family moved to Virginia. I grew up on a small mountain farm several miles from Doc's home in Deep Gap. Some of my extended family, including my great-grandmother lived a mile or two from Doc. In later years on US 421 you look up at part of Doc's farm from the highway.

I think relatives told me the town of Boone put up a statue of him on King St.

He will be sorely missed as a musician and a great person also. I feel sad because I'm getting older and Doc's passing makes me the peace of the mountains

The mountain folk still love you Doc.