Lily May Ledford
Lily May Ledford | |
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| Birth name | Lily May Ledford |
| Also known as | Lily May Pennington (married name) |
| Born | March 17, 1917 Powell County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1985 (aged 68) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Genres | Appalachian folk |
| Instrument(s) | Banjo, fiddle |
| Years active | c. 1937–1957, 1968–1983 |
| Labels | Greenhays, June Appal |
Lily May Ledford (March 17, 1917 – July 14, 1985) was an American clawhammer banjo and fiddle player. After gaining regional radio fame in the late 1930s as head of the Coon Creek Girls, one of the first all-female string bands to appear on radio, Ledford went on to gain national renown as a solo artist during the American folk music revival of the 1960s. In 1985, she was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship.