Phil Leadbetter was an American resonator guitar player.
10 Facts About Phil Leadbetter
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Phil Leadbetter was a 1980 graduate of Gibbs High School in Corryton, Tennessee.
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Phil Leadbetter died in October 2021, after having contracted COVID-19 the previous month.
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Phil Leadbetter returned to performing in February 2013 as a member of Dale Ann Bradley's band after nearly 2 years away from the music business.
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Phil Leadbetter released a solo CD The Next Move in the fall of 2015.
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In March 2016, Phil Leadbetter left the Dale Ann Bradley band to help form the bluegrass group Flashback.
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In 1994, Phil Leadbetter received a Grammy Nomination for "Best Bluegrass Album" at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards for his work with JD Crowe and the New South on the album Flashback.
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Phil Leadbetter won the 2005 "Instrumental Album Of The Year" for his CD Slide Effects.
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In 2015, Phil Leadbetter was awarded "Dobro Player Of The Year" at The International Bluegrass Music Awards.
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Phil Leadbetter was inducted into The Atlanta Country Music Hall Of Fame on November 28,2015.