Cotten,Elizabeth Shake Sugaree CD

Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (1896-1987) wrote her well-known song "Freight Train" at the age of 11 and sang it for nearly 80 years. Through her songwriting, her quietly commanding personality, and her unique left-handed guitar and banjo styles, she has inspired and influenced generations of younger artists. Cotten was declared a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1984, and was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution as a "living treasure." She received a Grammy Award in 1985 when she was 90. These essential 1965-66 recordings include ten previously unreleased tracks. 26 tracks.

1. Shake Sugaree 2. Take Me Back to Baltimore 3. Washington Blues 4. I'm Going Away 5. Fox Chase 6. Ontario Blues 7. Fare You Well, My Darling 8. Untitled/Georgie Buck 9. Mama, Nobody's Here But the Baby 10. Mama, Nobody's Here But the Baby 11. Look and Live, My Brother 12. Jesus Lifted Me 13. Jeus Is Tenderly Calling 14. Buck Dance 15. Ruben 16. Oh, Miss Lulie Gal 17. Can't Get a Letter from Down the Road 18. Shoot That Buffalo 19. Boatman Dance 20. Hallelujah, It Is Done 21. Holy Ghost, Unchain My Name 22. Little Brown Jug 23. Delia 24. Ball the Jack 25. Till We Meet Again 26. When the Train Comes Along