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Phil Leadbetter
voc, *1962 US, Knoxville, Tennessee
Musician of Country
From Knoxville, Tennessee. One of the top Dobro™ players in bluegrass. At age 14, performed before President Gerald R. Ford at the White House (1976). 1991, joined J.D. Crowe and the New South. 2000, formed Wildfire with several other members of the New South. 2004, Gibson released “The Phil Leadbetter Signature Gibson Dobro™.” 2005, won the IBMA award for Dobro™ Player of the Year. 2005, released Slide Effects album (Pinecastle) which won the IBMA Award for Instrumental Album of the Year. 2011, was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma (a form of cancer) which required Phil to take two years off the road for treatment. 2014, won his second IBMA Award for Dobro Player of the Year (also won in 2005). 2015, was inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame. (http://bluegrassbios.com/leadbetter-phil/)
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Baptism on The Next Move by Phil Leadbetter Moonracer on Slide Effects by Phil Leadbetter I'm a Modern Day Interstate Gypsy on The Next Move by Phil Leadbetter California Cottonfields on Slide Effects by Phil Leadbetter Glide Path on Slide Effects by Phil Leadbetter Just Joshin' on The Next Move by Phil Leadbetter Acoustic Toothpick on Southern Filibuster: A Tribute To Tut Taylor by Various Artists Hole in the Earth on The Next Move by Phil Leadbetter Steel Guitar Rag on Slide Effects by Phil Leadbetter Closer Walk With Thee on More Ultimate Pickin' by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slide Effects | Phil Leadbetter | 2005 | Album |
| Philibuster | Phil Leadbetter | 1999 | Album |
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