In the beginning of April 2016, William bought his first upright bass from Bob's Bass Violin Shop located in Greensboro, NC. He loved it so much that he concluded to purchasing his own bass. William had never played bass and at that time knew very little about the instrument, but over time he began to fall in love with it. The following rehearsal as William entered the Jazz Ensemble room, Moffett told him to play bass from then on out. Moffett needed an upright bass player for his ensemble and noticed how William would try playing the bass on his spare time. While at A&T, William joined the Jazz ensemble under the direction of Mondre Moffett. Originally intending to study engineering, William attended North Carolina A&T State University in the fall of 2014. During his senior year in high school, William was granted the opportunity to open up the 47th Annual Hampton Jazz Festival with his Mentor Jackie Scott and her Blues band. He has had the opportunity to record on blues legend Eddie Shaw's 2012 album entitled Still Riding High. He has travelled to Los Angeles, CA, Memphis, TN, and Chicago, IL, to name a few.
He has been featured multiple times in the newspaper and has appeared on TV Broadcast on plenty occasions. After a few years of playing the guitar and having studied with many great guitarist during his high school years, William made a name for himself in Hampton Roads area. He experimented with multiple instruments but soon found that the guitar was the instrument for him. When William entered middle School, he learned how to play the trumpet.
In 2004, William and his family settled in Hampton, VA.
These lessons were hindered by military relocation as his father served in the U.S. He began piano lessons while living in Washington D.C. He has been playing music since the young age of 3. William Ledbetter is an aspiring musician who is deeply rooted in the blues.
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