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Elizabeth Cotten

Elizabeth Cotten

Singer/Songwriter

Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter.... more

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Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes

Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes

Singer/Songwriter - 1989

Top Songs

Shake Sugaree
Shake Sugaree
2004
2004
Freight Train
Freight Train
1989
1989
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
1989
1989
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
1989
1989
Wilson Rag
Wilson Rag
1989
1989
Vastopol
Vastopol
1989
1989
Ain't Got No Honey Baby Now
Ain't Got No Honey Baby Now
1989
1989
Sweet Bye and Bye / What a Friend We Have In Jesus
Sweet Bye and Bye / What a Friend We Have In Jesus
1989
1989

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About Elizabeth Cotten

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. Read more on Last.fm

Source: Last.fm