Merle Watson
Eddy Merle Watson started recording and touring with his legendary father at the age of 15, and for the next two decades they made 20 albums, won four Grammy Awards, and performed throughout the world together. Although Merle had been listening to his father play the guitar all his life, he also loved the blues, and one of his first influences was Mississippi John Hurt.
In 1973, inspired by the playing of Duane Allman, Merle added slide guitar to his style. Doc and Merle continued to win critical acclaim until Merle's tragic accidental death in 1985, just days before Frets Magazine named him the best fingerstyle guitarist of the year.
