Back in June, we wrote about The Bluegrass Trust Fund and the assistance they provided to Ashby Frank following the Nashville floods of 2010. His home had half a foot of water standing in the first floor as the Cumberland
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Bluegrass Camp Germany another success in ’17
Our friend, Phil Leadbetter, sent along this report from Bluegrass Camp Germany, where he has held the resonator guitar chair since its inception. This year, Bluegrass Camp Germany was held on on May 2017. The camp takes place in the Bavarian
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Announcing the debut of Flashback
The demise of J.D. Crowe & The New South with Crowe's recent retirement has left a big hole in the bluegrass scene. The distinctive sound that he maintained over 40 plus years with this group has left a deep impression
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Phil Leadbetter departs Dale Ann Bradley
After three years traveling with Dale Ann Bradley, reso-guitarist Phil Leadbetter has announced that he will be leaving her band to start on a new project. He says departing is especially tough for him, as Bradley was such an encouragement to him
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Phil Leadbetter to Atlanta Country Music HoF
Phil Leadbetter, award-winning bluegrass reso-guitarist and everyone's favorite Uncle Phil, was inducted over the weekend into the Atlanta Country Music Hall Of Fame. Though born in Knoxville in 1962, Phil lived in Atlanta as a boy. These awards have been in distributed since they
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Phil Leadbetter on the power of prayer
Phil Leadbetter, bluegrass music's very own miracle man, was featured this week on WVLT television in his hometown of Knoxville. The segment was on the power of prayer, and how Phil credits the thousands of people all over the world
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Uncle Phil once more unto the breach
Phil Leadbetter has shared some somber news. Just a couple of weeks after his doctors saw something suspicious on a follow-up scan, he received news he wasn't eager to hear. It seems that the cancer he has defeated twice, with the
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Round 3 for Uncle Phil
For the past few years, we have followed the saga of Phil Leadbetter, the award-winning reso-guitarist, and his battle with cancer. It's a story of personal courage, determined faith, and successful medical research as he has twice come out on top
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Phil Leadbetter gets great news
Phil Leadbetter, bluegrass music's beloved Uncle Phil, shared this wonderful news with us tonight. "After nearly a 4 year battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, I got a all clear sign today from my oncologist following a PET scan. I was diagnosed in March
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Flashback reunion band booking for 2015
Don Rigsby and Josh Williams aren't the only ones with a J.D. Crowe Tribute Band taking shows for next year. The actual band from the Flashback album era, with the actual J.D. Crowe, will be doing a limited number of appearances