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Ola Belle Reed (Ola Wave Campbell) was born on 18 August, 1916 in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, U.S., is an American singer-songwriter (1916–2002). Discover Ola Belle Reed's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
| Popular As |
Ola Wave Campbell |
| Occupation |
Singer-songwriter banjo player |
| Age |
85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
18 August, 1916 |
| Birthday |
18 August |
| Birthplace |
Grassy Creek, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Date of death |
16 August, 2002 |
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N/A |
| Nationality |
United States
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Ola Belle Reed Height, Weight & Measurements
At 85 years old, Ola Belle Reed height not available right now. We will update Ola Belle Reed's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Ola Belle Reed Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ola Belle Reed worth at the age of 85 years old? Ola Belle Reed’s income source is mostly from being a successful singer-songwriter. She is from United States. We have estimated Ola Belle Reed's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
singer-songwriter |
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Timeline
Ola Belle Reed (August 18, 1916 – August 16, 2002) was an American Appalachian folk singer, songwriter and banjo player.
Reed was born Ola Wave Campbell in the unincorporated town of Grassy Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina.
She was the fourth of thirteen children.
As a young child, Reed learned the clawhammer-style banjo and with her musical family sang old-time songs from the mountain region where they lived.
Several family members on both sides of her family played instruments and sang.
Her father played several instruments including the fiddle, banjo, guitar, and organ.
Her uncle, Dockery Campbell, is credited with teaching Reed the clawhammer style.
On her mother's side, family member Bob Ingraham taught singing schools and her uncle Herb Osborne was versed in mining songs.
Reed learned ballads and songs from her mother and grandmother.
When she was a teenager, Reed's family moved to Southern Pennsylvania.
In the mid-1930s, Reed joined The North Carolina Ridge Runners.
In 1949, Reed married Ralph "Bud" Reed.
They had two sons, Ralph and David.
She later formed the band, The New River Boys and Girls, with her brother, Alex Campbell, which went on to open the New River Ranch in Rising Sun, Maryland, a music park that hosted many well known performers until being destroyed in 1958.
They went on to be the "house band" and broadcast live shows at another music park called Sunset Park in West Grove, Pennsylvania.
Reed's songs often speak of Appalachian life and traditions.
Her best-known songs have been recorded by mainstream bluegrass and country artists.
The New York-based folk music group Ollabelle is named after Reed.
The annual Ola Belle Reed Music Festival in Lansing, North Carolina, celebrates her life and music.
She had a stroke in 1987 that left her unable to continue to perform music.
She died on August 16, 2002.
In 2010, Smithsonian Folkways released Rising Sun Melodies, a collection of 11 songs that appeared on her previous Folkways recordings, plus eight previously unreleased tracks that were recorded at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the 1970s.
Among the musicians accompanying her on the album were her brother Alex Campbell, her husband Bud Reed, her son Dave Reed, and the husband and wife team of John Coffey and Betsy Rutherford.
In January 2011, Ola Belle Reed's Rising Sun Melodies won The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards in the Reissue category.
Her song "High on a Mountain" was sung by the character Mags Bennett on the TV series Justified.
The same song was used in a dramatic scene in the penultimate episode of Fargo, season 4.
On August 21, 2015, Dust-to-Digital released the hardcover book / 2-CD set Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line by Henry Glassie, Clifford Murphy and Douglas Dowling Peach.
