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NC H480
Bill
Status
Engrossed
4/24/2023
Primary Sponsor
Ray Pickett
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AI Summary
- Designates March 3rd of each year as Doc Watson Day in North Carolina to honor Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson
- Doc Watson was born March 3, 1923, in Watauga County and died May 29, 2012; he was a blind guitarist, banjoist, singer, and songwriter renowned for fingerpicking and flatpicking skills in bluegrass, country, folk, roots, and gospel music
- Doc Watson won seven Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004, the National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton in 1997, and a National Heritage Fellowship in 1998
- Founded MerleFest in 1988 at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro as a memorial to his son and performing partner Eddy Merle Watson and as a fundraiser for the college
- The act becomes effective upon passage and amends Chapter 103 of the North Carolina General Statutes by adding section 103-17
Legislative Description
Adopt Doc Watson Day
Arts; Awards
Last Action
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
4/24/2023
Committee Referrals
Rules and Operations of the Senate4/24/2023
State Government3/28/2023
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