I was lucky enough to see him a number of times before his death. Eddy Merle Watson died October 23 1985 when his tractor rolled over on a steep hillside near his home in Caldwell County N.C. There's a festival held in his memory every year on the campus of Wilkes community colage in Wilkesboro N.C. www.merlefest.org The only negative thing I could possibly say about this fest is there's more good music than you could digest in one weekend.

Ron.