Phil Leadbetter

  • Donate to the Uncle Phil Fund online

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    We had reported earlier the unfortunate news regarding Phil Leadbetter, everyone's favorite Uncle Phil, and his recent diagnosis of Hodgkins Lymphoma. Phil is fighting back with all he has, and will start chemo this week. As Phil indicated to us when

  • Prayers for Phil Leadbetter

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    Phil Leadbetter, bluegrass music's beloved Uncle Phil, today received some most unwelcome news. "I have not been diagnosed yet, but after many scans and bloodwork, my cancer doc is pretty sure I have Lymphoma. I will be having surgery in a

  • Phil Leadbetter update

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    We caught up yesterday with Phil Leadbetter, resonator guitarist with The Whites, and reso raconteur at large. He has spent quite a career in bluegrass, including lengthy stints sliding around with JD Crowe & the New South, Wildfire, and Grasstowne. Phil

  • Pinecastle signs Phil Leadbetter

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    Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of resonator guitarist and bandleader Phil Leadbetter to the newly-reformed label. Phil says that the contract isn't for a specific number of projects, and that he anticipates wearing a number of hats during his Pinecastle

  • Nature Boy does bluegrass

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    Phil Leadbetter sent along a report and some photos about a special visitor to one of his shows last week. It seems that pro wrestler 'Nature Boy' Buddy Landel dropped in on a Leadbetters show in Knoxville, and hammed it up

  • Lotsa bluegrass on Blue Plate today

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    Blue Plate Special, which airs weekdays at noon on WDVX in Knoxville, has a heaping helping of bluegrass in store for today's (8/20) show. In fact, there is so much music that they have extended today's program to 2 hours. Featured

  • Southern Filibuster: A Tribute To Tut Taylor

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    A very special CD project is released today on the E1 Entertainment label (formerly Koch Records). The album, Southern Filibuster: A Tribute To Tut Taylor, is the brainchild of celebrated resonator guitarist Jerry Douglas, who produced and recorded this project as

  • Uncle Phil to The Whites

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    Phil Leadbetter is now the resonator guitarist with The Whites, making him the lone non-White in the band. Patriarch Buck White is on mandolin and piano, Cheryl White Warren on bass and Sharon White Skaggs on guitar. All three sing lead

  • Rigsby, Leadbetter and Bennett

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    Just recently we told you about a short upcoming concert/workshop tour that Richard Bennett and Phil Leadbetter are doing together. Now Phil has contacted us with some exciting news about that pairing, and where it's leading. As we noted in

  • Grasstowne statement on Phil Leadbetter

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    Alan Bibey sent along a statement about losing Phil Leadbetter, resonator guitarist and founding member of Grasstowne. Al assured us that Grasstowne would be hitting it stronger than ever this year, and would have both a new bass player and a