Yes. Doc Watson has 159 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 159

songs in LAION-DISCO-12M under the artist name

A list of 12 million songs on YouTube Music, gathered by walking artist pages, that LAION published in 2024 for training general music models.

Including Gambler's Yodel, John Henry (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant), Greenville Trestle High

Listed under the artist name 159 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

Matched exactly: this YouTube Music artist id is the one the dataset lists these songs under.

Gambler's Yodel

Listed as Doc Watson – Gambler's Yodel (Trouble In Mind: The Doc Watson Country Blues) · Watch on YouTube

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John Henry (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant)

Listed as Doc Watson, Merle Watson – John Henry (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant) (Home Sweet Home) · Watch on YouTube

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Greenville Trestle High

Listed as Doc Watson – Greenville Trestle High (Riding The Midnight Train) · Watch on YouTube

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Riddle Song

Listed as Doc Watson – Riddle Song (Southbound) · Watch on YouTube

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Little Omie Wise

Listed as Doc Watson – Little Omie Wise (Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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The Cuckoo Bird

Listed as The Doc Watson Family – The Cuckoo Bird (The Doc Watson Family) · Watch on YouTube

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I've Endured

Listed as Del McCoury, Doc Watson, Mac Wiseman – I've Endured (Bluegrass Light, Vol. 2) · Watch on YouTube

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Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms

Listed as Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs – Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (The Three Pickers) · Watch on YouTube

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Who Will Sing For Me?

Listed as Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs – Who Will Sing For Me? (The Three Pickers) · Watch on YouTube

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House Of The Rising Sun

Listed as Doc Watson, Richard Watson – House Of The Rising Sun (Third Generation Blues) · Watch on YouTube

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Tennessee Stud (Vanguard Version)

Listed as Doc Watson – Tennessee Stud (Vanguard Version) (Southbound) · Watch on YouTube

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Windy And Warm (Instrumental)

Listed as Doc Watson – Windy And Warm (Instrumental) (Southbound) · Watch on YouTube

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Georgie

Listed as Doc Watson – Georgie (Home Again!) · Watch on YouTube

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Shady Grove

Listed as Doc Watson – Shady Grove (Good Deal!) · Watch on YouTube

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Walk On Boy

Listed as Doc Watson – Walk On Boy (Southbound) · Watch on YouTube

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Katy Hill

Listed as Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs – Katy Hill (The Three Pickers) · Watch on YouTube

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Stackolee

Listed as Doc Watson – Stackolee (Trouble In Mind: The Doc Watson Country Blues) · Watch on YouTube

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Blackberry Blossom

Listed as Norman Blake, Tony Rice, Doc Watson – Blackberry Blossom (Norman Blake & Tony Rice 2) · Watch on YouTube

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Brown's Ferry Blues (feat. Merle Watson)

Listed as Doc Watson – Brown's Ferry Blues (feat. Merle Watson) (Doc Watson On Stage) · Watch on YouTube

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Matty Groves

Listed as Doc Watson – Matty Groves (Home Again!) · Watch on YouTube

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Tom Dooley

Listed as Doc Watson – Tom Dooley (Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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Country Blues

Listed as Doc Watson – Country Blues (Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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Winter's Night

Listed as Doc Watson – Winter's Night (Home Again!) · Watch on YouTube

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Coo Coo Bird

Listed as Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson – Coo Coo Bird (Presents Music from Searching for The Wrong Eyed Jesus) · Watch on YouTube

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Roll On Buddy (feat. Merle Watson)

Listed as Doc Watson – Roll On Buddy (feat. Merle Watson) (Doc Watson On Stage) · Watch on YouTube

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Down To The Valley To Pray

Listed as Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss – Down To The Valley To Pray (The Three Pickers) · Watch on YouTube

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Alberta

Listed as Doc Watson – Alberta (Southbound) · Watch on YouTube

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Foggy Mountain Top

Listed as Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs – Foggy Mountain Top (The Three Pickers) · Watch on YouTube

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Big Spike Hammer (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant)

Listed as Doc Watson, Merle Watson – Big Spike Hammer (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant) (Home Sweet Home) · Watch on YouTube

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The Train That Carried My Girl From Town (Vanguard Version)

Listed as Doc Watson – The Train That Carried My Girl From Town (Vanguard Version) (Good Deal!) · Watch on YouTube

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Blue Railroad Train (Vanguard Version)

Listed as Doc Watson – Blue Railroad Train (Vanguard Version) (Southbound) · Watch on YouTube

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Sittin On Top Of The World

Listed as Doc Watson – Sittin On Top Of The World (Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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Doc's Guitar (Tickling The Strings) / Black Mountain Rag (Live At Newport Folk Festival / 1963)

Listed as Doc Watson – Doc's Guitar (Tickling The Strings) / Black Mountain Rag (Live At Newport Folk Festival / 1963) (Life's Work: A Retrospective) · Watch on YouTube

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The Banks of the Ohio

Listed as Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss – The Banks of the Ohio (The Three Pickers) · Watch on YouTube

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Southbound

Listed as Doc Watson – Southbound (Southbound) · Watch on YouTube

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Deep River Blues (feat. Merle Watson)

Listed as Doc Watson – Deep River Blues (feat. Merle Watson) (Doc Watson On Stage) · Watch on YouTube

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Whiskey Before Breakfast

Listed as Doc Watson – Whiskey Before Breakfast (Americana Master Series: Best Of The Sugar Hill Years) · Watch on YouTube

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Sally Ann

Listed as Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson – Sally Ann (The Folk Box (The Complette Box Plus Bonus)) · Watch on YouTube

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And Am I Born To Die?

Listed as The Doc Watson Family – And Am I Born To Die? (Harlan County USA: Songs Of The Coal Miner's Struggle) · Watch on YouTube

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Little Sadie

Listed as Doc Watson, Merle Watson – Little Sadie (Doc Watson & Son) · Watch on YouTube

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Moody River

Listed as Doc Watson, Richard Watson – Moody River (Third Generation Blues) · Watch on YouTube

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Christmas Time's A Comin'

Listed as Doc Watson, Mac Wiseman, Del McCoury – Christmas Time's A Comin' (Christmas On The Mountain (A Bluegrass Christmas)) · Watch on YouTube

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Columbus Stockade Blues

Listed as Doc Watson, Richard Watson – Columbus Stockade Blues (Third Generation Blues) · Watch on YouTube

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Feast Here Tonight

Listed as Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs – Feast Here Tonight (The Three Pickers) · Watch on YouTube

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Deep River Blues

Listed as Doc Watson – Deep River Blues (Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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Streamlined Cannonball

Listed as Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson – Streamlined Cannonball (Earl Scruggs Performing With His Family And Friends) · Watch on YouTube

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Black Mountain Rag

Listed as Doc Watson – Black Mountain Rag (Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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Live and Let Live

Listed as Del McCoury, Doc Watson, Mac Wiseman – Live and Let Live (Bluegrass Light, Vol. 2) · Watch on YouTube

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Walk On Boy

Listed as Doc Watson, Richard Watson – Walk On Boy (Third Generation Blues) · Watch on YouTube

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The Last Thing On My Mind

Listed as Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson – The Last Thing On My Mind (Earl Scruggs Performing With His Family And Friends) · Watch on YouTube

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What this means

Last reviewed 2026-09-24.

Presence in a public research dataset shows that a clip of your recording was listed by academic or industry researchers as material for building or testing audio models. It does not by itself show which commercial products, if any, used the clip. The legal picture is moving. On 31 July 2026 the Regional Court of Munich I ruled in GEMA's case against Suno (case 42 O 763/25) that reproducing works for training, holding them in a model in retrievable form, and generating similar outputs can each infringe copyright under German and EU law; the judgment is not final and can be appealed. In the United States, Warner Music Group settled its claims against Suno on 25 November 2025 with a licensing deal, while the parallel claims by Universal and Sony were still pending at that point. Since then BMG (12 August 2026) and Believe/TuneCore (8 September 2026) have signed opt-in licensing deals with Suno.

What you can do

3 routes. None is a guarantee.

UK, PRS members. Send PRS for Music your report and ask what collective or licensing route covers your works.
- PRS for Music and Artificial Intelligence, Version 1 (October 2025), 2025-10-01
- PRS for Music: AI and music copyright, 2026-09-24
Germany, GEMA members. GEMA won a first-instance ruling against Suno on 31 July 2026 and has a licensing model. Ask how they apply to your repertoire.
- GEMA: Suno AI and OpenAI, GEMA sues for fair compensation, 2025-01-21
- DLA Piper: GEMA v Suno, Munich Regional Court judgment of 31 July 2026, 2026-08-28
- Music Business Worldwide: Germany's GEMA launches AI Charter, 2024-11-05
Signed to Warner, BMG or Believe/TuneCore. Each has an opt-in licensing deal with Suno. Ask your label what opting in or out means for you and whether any settlement money reaches artists.
- Music Business Worldwide: Warner Music Group settles with Suno, 2025-11-25
- Music Ally: Suno signs another music licensing deal, with BMG, 2026-08-12
- Music Business Worldwide: Suno inks global deal with Believe, 2026-09-08

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These pages report where identifiers from public research datasets point. Presence in a dataset is a fact about the dataset, not a claim about the channel or artist, and says nothing about what any company did with the material. If you are this artist and want this page removed, see removals.