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   Elizabeth " Libba " Cotten ( née Nevills; January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) [1] [2] [3] 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] This position meant that she would play the bass lines with her fingers ...

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3. folkways.si.edu › elizabeth-cotten-master-americanElizabeth Cotten - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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   Master of American folk music. Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (1895-1987), best known for her timeless song "Freight Train," built her musical legacy on a firm foundation of late 19th- and early 20th-century African-American instrumental traditions. Through her songwriting, her quietly commanding personality, and her unique left-handed guitar and ...

4. www.npr.org › 2022/06/29 › 1107090873How Elizabeth Cotten's music fueled the folk revival : NPR

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   Jun 29, 2022 · "The brilliance of Elizabeth Cotten's music is the music of a Black girl's lifeworld, a Black girl prodigy that wrote songs, who composed music and innovated her own unique style of playing," adds ...

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   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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7. www.elizabethcotten.com › aboutElizabeth Cotten - About

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   Elizabeth Cotten's Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording in 1984 was a crowning achievement in her long and storied career. The award, which she won for her album "Elizabeth Cotten Live!," was a testament to her enduring talent and the impact she had on American folk and blues music. "Elizabeth Cotten Live!"

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   Who is Elizabeth Cotten?

   • "Elizabeth Cotten: African American Songster and Songwriter". Masters of Traditional Arts: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1 (A-J). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio. pp. 144–146. ISBN 1576072401. OCLC 47644303. ^ a b c d Bailey, Brooke (1994). The Remarkable Lives of 100 Women Artists. Bob Adams. pp. 32. ISBN 1-55850-360-9.

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   What happened to Elizabeth Cotten?

   • Elizabeth Cotten continued to tour and perform right up to the end of her life. Her last concert was one that folk legend Odetta put together for her in New York City in the spring of 1987, shortly before her death. Cotten's legacy lives on not only in her own recordings but also in the many artists who continue to play her work.

   Elizabeth Cotten - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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   What makes Elizabeth Cotten's music unique?

   • "The brilliance of Elizabeth Cotten's music is the music of a Black girl's lifeworld, a Black girl prodigy that wrote songs, who composed music and innovated her own unique style of playing," adds Brooks, noting that "it's a specific manifestation of her own North Carolina Jim Crow era Black girl desires, hopes, dreams, and struggles."

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   Where did Elizabeth Cotten perform?

   • As her music became a staple of the folk revival of the 1960s, Elizabeth Cotten began to tour throughout North America. Among her performances were the Newport Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the University of Chicago Folk Festival, and the Smithsonian Festival.

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9. www.arts.gov › honors › heritageElizabeth Cotten | National Endowment for the Arts

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   Bio. Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten was born in January 1892 near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. As a child, she liked to play with her brother's banjo, and pick out tunes on the instrument "upside down." Like her brother, she was left-handed, and it was more comfortable to hold the banjo upside down so she could play it with her left hand.

10. elizabethcotten.comElizabeth Cotten

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    Elizabeth Cotten. About Media Gallery Legacy Links "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 ...