Story ... I used to go to Poor David’s pub on lower Greenville Ave in Dallas to see Doc Watson. It was small enough that only 100 or so of us could squeeze in. I was attending seminary at the time, just down the street.
+20 years later I caught up with Doc on his last tour. Bigger venue near PHL.
Doc shared his testimony of how another performing artist had shared the Gospel with him just a couple years ago. He shared how he had entrusted himself to Christ for salvation.
I’d always wondered if he knew Christ. It was nice to know heaven will be filled with his guitar - and he will have eyesight for the first time.
If anyone is actually nfamiliar with Doc Watson, here’s one of his famous songs.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAbrnjdtYw
It’s amazing that you got to see Doc Watson live. What an experience. I had read about his conversion. I believe the last song he performed in public was, ‘I’ll Fly Away.’
It’s wonderful to contemplate the Lord Jesus being one of the first sights Doc Watson ever set eyes on. He was an amazing artist from start to finish.
I love Deep River Blues, btw. His skill was picking, but he had a very distinctive voice as well.
‘If my boat sinks with me,
I’ll go down, don’t you see,
‘Cause I got them deep river blues.
Now I’m gonna say goodbye
And if I sink, let me die,
‘Cause I got them deep river blues.’
HMMMmmm...
Don't worry; even Jesus hung out with prostitutes and tax collectors ;^)