Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten - Carrboro's Folk Treasure
A chance encounter in a department store in Washington, DC in the mid-20th Century would catapult an unknown guitarist and singer from Carrboro, NC into becoming a folk music legend. This is the story of Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten. 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Childhood Life in Carrboro / Learning Guitar 01:24 Quitting Music 02:02 Meeting The Seegers 03:12 "Libba" and a Return to Music / "Freight Train" 04:50 A Folk Music Legend 05:09 Elizabeth's Unique Style / "Cotten Picking" 05:54 Her Legacy / Honors 06:14 Remembering Elizabeth Cotten I DO NOT OWN OR PLACE ANY CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP ON ANY OF THE MUSIC, VIDEO, OR PHOTOS IN THIS VIDEO other than my footage of Carrboro, NC. This is simply an educational fan tribute to a wonderful, influential musician. I am not making any money on this and it will not be monetized. All copyrights remain with their respective owners. Subscribe https://bit.ly/3iJcvQd Website https://www.geekorman.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/geekormanmedia/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GeekormanMedia Contact Info: geekorman@gmail.com
About Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten was a self-taught blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter. born January 5, 1893 in Carrboro, North Carolina died June 29, 1987 in Syracuse, New York (Aged 94) She developed her own style of playing left-handed by holding a normally tuned guitar upside down so she played the melodies with her thumb and the bass lines with her fingers. Her style of playing became known as "Cotten picking". Cotten wrote most of her music in her early teens and earlier (she wrote "Freight...
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