Willie Watson
Willie Watson (born 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, banjoist and street artist.
Also recorded as William Currie Watson
Willie Watson

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- Full name
- William Currie Watson.
- Born
- 1979. · Watkins Glen.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter, banjoist, street artist, actor, musician and contemporary folk singer.
- Fields
- bluegrass music, folk music, alternative country, old-time music and pop rock.
- Known for
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
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Biography
Recorded at birth as William Currie Watson.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are bluegrass music, folk music, alternative country and old-time music. Works named in the authority record are The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Willie Watson plays five-string banjo at Ossipee Valley Music Festival in Hiram, Maine on July 25, 2014.
Joel Rhymer from Freedom, NH, USA · Willie Watson 1
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 19 August 2026.
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