Musician Doc Watson, 89, is in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery.
Folklore Productions represents Watson, who is blind and known as a master of the flatpicking style of guitar playing, and says he is improving after the surgery Thursday night at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, reports AP.
His manager, Mitch Greenhill, told the Wautauga Democrat today that Watson "came through it OK."
Watson's daughter, Nancy, tells the Winston-Salem Journal that her dad fell Monday. She said he didn't break any bones but that he's "real sick."
In addition to being known for his prowess as a musician, Watson started Merlefest, an annual gathering of musicians in Wilkesboro named after his son, who died in a tractor accident in 1985. At this past festival he talked about his health.
"With the good Lord's will, I'm 89 years old and I'm pretty healthy," he told the crowd April 29 as he started to play in the Spirit of Sunday service.
