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...BOSTON AREA Friends of Bluegrass and Old-Time Country Music apparently thought that not enough people knew about Doc Watson to warrant selling tickets in advance of the concert. One can hardly blame them for wanting to keep him to themselves. Still, a long line was left outside when Sanders Theater was filled, and those inside saw what more are fast discovering-that Doc Watson and his son Merle, from Deep Gap. North Carolina, play some of the most skillful and exciting authentic bluegrass and country music around...

Author: By Peter M. Shane, | Title: Sure-Fire Medicine | 4/25/1972 | See Source »

...Doc, now 48, has been playing since he was 13. After years of supporting his family on state disability payments (he has been blind since birth), odd jobs, and guitar playing with local groups, he was "discovered" in the early '60's. He toured alone at first, but teamed up in 1964 with his son Merle who at 22 is now showing a dose of his father's guitar-playing brilliance and an extraordinary talent with the banjo as well...

Author: By Peter M. Shane, | Title: Sure-Fire Medicine | 4/25/1972 | See Source »

What's Up, Doc? Bogdanovich again, this time directing Ryan O'Neal and Barbara Streisand, Sack 57. 10:15, 12, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7, 8:45, 10:15. Sundays...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: the screen | 4/20/1972 | See Source »

What's Up, Doc?, Bogdanovich again, this time directing Ryan O'Neal and Barbara Streisand. Sack 57, 10:15, 12, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7, 8:45, 10:15. Sundays...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: the screen | 4/13/1972 | See Source »

...emulate. He also borrowed from other sources as varied as Buster Keaton and Animator Chuck (Roadrunner) Jones. The result is a comedy made by a man who has seen a lot of movies, knows all the mechanics, and has absolutely no sense of humor. Seeing What's Up, Doc? is like shaking hands with a joker holding a Joy Buzzer. The effect is both presumptuous and unpleasant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Popular Mechanics | 4/10/1972 | See Source »

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