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Folk musician Doc Watson in critical condition at N.C. hospital

Doc Watson performs at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2009, in New Orleans. Getty

(CBS/AP) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home earlier this week.

A spokeswoman at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem says the Grammy winner remains in critical condition Friday morning.

Watson's daughter, Nancy, says the 89-year-old Watson fell Monday. She said he did not break any bones.

The blind singer and guitarist, whose legal first name is Arthel, has won several Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award. He also has received the National Medal of the Arts.

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