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Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten
Best known for her song "Freight Train," Cotten (1895–1987) built her musical legacy on a firm foundation of late 19th- and early 20th-century African American instrumental traditions. A self-taught guitarist, the left-handed Cotten played a right-handed guitar “upside down.” Her fingerpicking technique was innovative and continues to be referred to as the “Cotten” style. |