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Shake Sugaree

Elizabeth Cotten
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 21, 2004)
  • Original Release Date: September 21, 2004
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Smithsonian Folkways
  • ASIN: B0002PUHA6
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,637 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Shake Sugaree
2. Take Me Back to Baltimore [#]
3. Washington Blues
4. I'm Going Away
5. Fox Chase
6. Ontario Blues
7. Fare You Well, My Darling [#]
8. Mama, Nobody's Here But the Baby [#]
9. Mama, Nobody's Here But the Baby
10. Look and Live, My Brother
11. Jesus Lifted Me
12. Jesus Is Tenderly Calling
13. Buck Dance
14. Ruben
15. Oh, Miss Lulie Gal
16. Can't Get a Letter from Down the Road [#]
17. Shoot That Buffalo
18. Boatman Dance
19. Hallelujah, It Is Done [#]
20. Holy Ghost, Unchain My Name [#]
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Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (1896-1987) wrote her well-known song "Freight Train" at the age of 11 and sang it nearly 80 years. Through her songwriting, her quietly commanding personality, and her unique left-handed guitar and banjo styles, she has inspired and influenced generations of younger artists. Cotten was declared a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1984, and was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution as a "living treasure." She received a Grammy Award in 1985 when she was 90. These essential 1965-66 recordings include ten previously unreleased tracks. 26 tracks. 60 minutes. Reissued from Folkways 31003.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential American folk music from a wonderful artist, October 25, 2004
By Michael Collins (Ridgewood, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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Thank you, Smithsonian Folkways, for reissuing this terrific album!

Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten was a beautiful musician as well as a terrific lady, and this album showcases her considerable talents on guitar & banjo. Libba's granddaughter, Brenda Evans, sings the classic title song, which was written by Libba & her grandchildren. Other highlights, for me, are Libba's versions of "Ruben" and "Shoot That Buffalo", as well as the instrumentals "Washington Blues" and "Buck Dance".

Now let's hope Smithsonian Folkways re-releases Libba's third & last studio album, "When I'm Gone"!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, December 22, 2007
I bought this album after hearing the song "Shake Sugaree" on Sirius Disorder (satellite radio). Elizabeth's guitar style is mesmerizing--you will want to listen to the album straight through. I'm grateful that Smithsonian Folkways has brought us this album. Don't hesitate, buy it.
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