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Elizabeth Cotten

American musician
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten was an influential 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. This position meant that she would play the... Wikipedia
Born: January 5, 1893, Chapel Hill, NC
Died: June 29, 1987 (age 94 years), Syracuse, NY
Genres: Blues and Folk
Spouse: Frank Cotten (m. 1910–1940)