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Elizabeth Cotten

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Born
5 January 1893
Born In
Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina, United States
Died
29 June 1987 (aged 94)
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter. A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original style. Her approach involved using a right-handed guitar (usually in standard tuning), not re-strung for left-handed playing, essentially, holding a right-handed guitar upside down. This position required her to play the bass lines with her fingers and the melody with her thumb. Her signature alternating bass style has become known as "Cotten picking". Elizabeth Nevills w… read more
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter. A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original style. Her approach involved using a right-handed guitar (usually in standard tuning), n… read more
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter. A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original style. Her approach involved using a right-handed guitar (usually in standard tuning), not re-strung for left-handed playing, essentially, holding a right-hande… read more

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1 Play track Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes I Don't Love Nobody
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2 Play track Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes Wilson Rag
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3 Play track Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes Freight Train
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4 Play track Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes Ain't Got No Honey Baby Now
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5 Play track Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes Vastopol
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6 Play track Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes Going down the Road feeling bad
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7 Play track Shake Sugaree I'm Going Away
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8 Play track Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes Honey Babe Your Papa Cares For You
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9 Play track Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes Graduation March
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10 Play track Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes When I get Home
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    1 Jan 1989 · 14 tracks

    Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes
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    Live!
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    31 Dec 1978 · 13 tracks

    Elizabeth Cotten, Volume 3: When I'm Gone
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