Elizabeth Cotten
Born: 1893-01-05 in Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Died: 1987-06-29
Known For: Acting
Biography
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".
Filmography
2022
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self - Inductee (archive footage)
2006
- Folk Britannia as Self (archival footage)
2003
- The Blues as Self (archive footage)
1976
1975
- Austin City Limits as Self
1965
- Rainbow Quest as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Musician