Rosa Lee Watson
Musician · 1931–2012
Rosa Lee Watson was an American old-time singer and guitarist.
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- Born on February 5, 1931; died on November 22, 2012.
- Was a daughter of the old-time fiddler Gaither Carlton.
- Married Doc Watson in 1947 and appeared on the seminal Smithsonian Folkways album “The Watson Family” (1963).
- Composed “Your Long Journey,” later recorded by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; was the longtime matriarch of MerleFest.
