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Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (née Nevills; January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an influential American folk and blues musician. She was a self-taught left-handed guitarist who played a guitar strung for a right-handed player, but played it upside down. [4]
"I don't know nothing about no notes, I can't read music. You just get a song and know it and just keep fooling around with it 'til you get it to sound like you want it to sound. And whether it's right or wrong I just go on with it if it sounds to suit me."
Music Video by Elizabeth Cotten performing her Freight Train classic in this historic footage from the University of Washington, courtesy of the Seattle Folk...
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Elizabeth Cotten died in June 1987 in Syracuse, New York, at the age of 94, but her impact on American musical traditions is profound and far-reaching, touching on various aspects of folk, blues, and popular music.
Learn about the life and music of Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten, a self-taught guitarist who played upside down and wrote the classic "Freight Train". She was a 1984 NEA National Heritage Fellow and a mentor to the Seeger family.
29 de jun. de 2022 · How Elizabeth Cotten's music fueled the folk revival Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven't always been properly acknowledged.
26 de out. de 2021 · Além de vizinha da Universidade da Carolina do Norte (em Chapel Hill), a cidade se orgulha de dois acontecimentos singelos: foi ali que o REM fez seu primeiro show fora do seu estado natal, a Georgia, e onde Elizabeth Cotten morou e “se inspirou pra escrever” sua mais famosa canção, “Freight Train”, lá no início do ...
