Long, Rebekah

REBEKAH LONG (SPEER)

  • From Lincolnton, Georgia.
  • She is the twin sister to Lizzy Long.
  • 2002-2009, played bass with Lizzy Long and Little Roy Lewis.
  • 2008, graduated from Glenville State College in Glenville, South Carolina, the first to graduate with a degree in Bluegrass Music.
  • 2009, worked with Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike.
  • Appeared on the Daughters of Bluegrass albums produced by Dixie Hall. She was the recording engineer and graphic designer for these projects.
  • 2014, married gospel music legend Ben Speer (who passed away from Alzheimers disease in 2017).
  • 2016, released first solo album Here I Am (LUK), produced by Donna Ulisse.
  • 2020, signed with Turnberry Records and began recording under the name Rebekah Speer.