Lee Sexton

Lee Sexton was born on Mar 23, 1928 in USA. Lee Sexton's big-screen debut came with in .

Currently (2017) in his late 80's and an active performer and teacher, Lee Sexton is a living link to the deep past of American music. His musical sensibility and technique span several centuries without invoking nostalgia, and can be heard on multiple releases on Smithsonian/Folkways recordings. He learned to play banjo directly from family members Morgan Sexton and Roscoe Holcomb, themselves legends of old-time, pre-bluegrass music. His repertoire is eclectic and diverse: traditional songs traceable to the British Isles, songs particular to Appalachia, Tin Pan Alley and honky-tonk standards, and much of the bluegrass canon.