Lee Sexton

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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus 2004 (7.3)

A stunningly-photographed, thought-provoking road trip into the heart of the poor white American South. Singer Jim White takes his 1970 Chevy Impala through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truckstops, biker bars and coalmines. Along the way are roadside encounters with present-day musical mavericks the Handsome Family, David Johansen, David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower and old-time banjo player Lee Sexton, and grisly stories from the cult Southern novelist Harry Crews.
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Linefork 2016

Lee and Opal Sexton live in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, farming the land where Lee was raised. Lee is a retired coal miner and revered banjo legend, a living link to the deep past of American music. Though now well into his eighties and hampered by age, Lee continues to perform and teach his distinctive 2-finger banjo style to a new generation eager to preserve a vanishing cultural tradition. Linefork offers an immersive view of Lee and Opal's daily rituals and inherent resilience while documenting the raw yet delicate music of a singular musician, linked to the past yet immediately present.
Lee Sexton

Lee Sexton

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Lee Sexton: Appalachian Banjo Man N/A

Lee represented the essence of old Appalachia, both in his music and his life. He was also a wonderful story-teller. (Story telling, as you may know, was a significant part of old Appalachian culture.) The documentary consists of Lee's banjo playing and Lee's stories, together with some history of his early times.