Bluegrass gospel music star dies
Donald H. “Don” Watkins, 66, patriarch of the bluegrass music group The Watkins Family of Eastanollee, Ga., died Saturday night, Jan. 26, following a heart attack during a performance at True Gospel Community Church in Dobson, N.C., according to family members....read more
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Bluegrass
Gospel Music Star Dies
Donald H. “Don” Watkins, 66, patriarch of the
bluegrass music group The Watkins Family of
Eastanollee, Ga., died Saturday night, Jan. 26,
following a heart attack during a performance at
True Gospel Community Church in Dobson, N.C.,
according to family members.
Watkins, a guitarist/vocalist, and his wife Judy
began performing in the late 1970s. They led the
award-nominated bluegrass family act that includes
their son Todd and daughters, Lorie and Shanon
since 1982 touring across the United States and
Canada.
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The Watkins Family have been
nominated for two awards
The Watkins Family: Nominated for Impact Award
Lorie
Watkins: Nominated for Favorite Female Artists for the 2007
Front Porch Fellowship Bluegrass Gospel Fan
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About
The Watkins Family
The Watkins Family
is a Southern/Acoustic Gospel group from
Eastanollee, Georgia, a small town in the
foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The group
is made up of a tightly knitted family: Don, the
father of the family, plays guitar, and Judy,
the mother, plays bass.
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"Love
Stood Alone"
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