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Lee Sexton (March 23, 1928[1] – February 10, 2021)[2] was an American banjo player from Letcher County, Kentucky. He began playing the banjo at the age of eight and was proficient in the two-finger picking and "drop-thumb" (clawhammer)[3] traditional styles of east Kentucky. He also sang and played fiddle.[4] His Whoa Mule album includes recordings from a 1952 home recording with fiddler Fernando Lusk to recordings made in 2001. Four solo songs also appear on Smithsonian Folkways album Mountain Music of Kentucky.
In 1999 Kentucky governor Paul Patton presented Lee with the Governor's Award in the Arts.
- ^ Lee Sexton. Legacy. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ Marshall, Brooke (12 February 2021). "Lee Sexton, famous Letcher County musician dies at 92". WYMT-TV. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "The most rocking compilation of Top 10 Lists Ever". Smoky Mountain News. 2003-12-31. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ Barnwell, Tim (2009). Hands in harmony: traditional crafts and music in Appalachia. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 978-0-393-06815-3. OCLC 316514305.