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Lesley Riddle

Lesley was born in 1905 in the western part of Yancey County but spent the years between 1913 and 1943 in a series of moves between here and Kingsport, TN. It was while in Kingsport in 1927 that he encountered A.P. Carter at a favorite hang out of black musicians. Lesley, who had learned guitar from his uncle, played some songs for Carter. This began a five to seven year friendship and musical partnership with The First Family of Country Music.

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Lesley Riddle 

Lesley Riddle

November 23, 2015February 11, 2016 riddlefest

Much of the inspiration and development of country music has been attributed by the genre’s founders to the African-American musicians

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Lesley Riddle 

Biography

January 16, 2014January 4, 2018 riddlefest

The first undertaking of the Traditional Voices Group, indeed even before we had an official name, was to preserve and

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Esley
Lesley Riddle 

Parkway Playhouse Production – Esley

January 13, 2014January 4, 2018 riddlefest

ESLEY: The Life and Music of Lesley Riddle On July 31, 2009, a stage production about Riddle’s life, including his

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