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Elizabeth Cotten
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an American folk and blues musician. She was a self-taught left-handed guitarist who played a guitar strung for a ri…
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Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an 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 and the melody with her thumb. Her signature alternating bass style has become known as "Cotten picking".
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2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie Self - Inductee (archive footage)
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2006
Folk Britannia
TV show Self (archival footage)
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2003
The Blues
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1976
Me & Stella
Movie
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1975
Austin City Limits
TV show Self
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1965
Rainbow Quest
TV show Self
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self - Musician
