Elizabeth Fraser)
USA
Born: 05 January 1895
Died: 29 June 1987
Genres: Folk, International, Blues
Styles: Traditional Folk, Folksongs, Appalachian, Folk Revival, Blues Revival, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Early American Blues
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Elizabeth Cotten was among the most influential guitarists to surface during the roots music revival era, her wonderfully expressive and dexterous fingerpicking style a major inspiration to the generations of players who followed in her wake. Cotten was born in Chapel Hill, NC, in the early weeks of 1895. After first picking up the banjo at the age of eight, she soon moved on to her brother's guitar, laying it flat on her lap and over time developing her picking pattern and eventually her chording. By the age of 12 she was working as a domestic...
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