Shake Sugaree

Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (1896-1987) wrote her well-known song "Freight Train" at the age of 11 and sang it for 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.

Track Listing

101	Shake Sugaree Elizabeth Cotten and Brenda Evans	05:02
102	Take Me Back to Baltimore Elizabeth Cotten	01:59
103	Washington Blues Elizabeth Cotten	03:37
104	I'm Going Away Elizabeth Cotten	03:25
105	Fox Chase Elizabeth Cotten	03:42
106	Ontario Blues Elizabeth Cotten	03:45
107	Fare You Well, My Darling Elizabeth Cotten	02:02
108	Untitled / Georgie Buck Elizabeth Cotten	03:01
109	Mama, Nobody's Here but the Baby Elizabeth Cotten	00:53
110	Mama, Nobody's Here but the Baby (2) Elizabeth Cotten	01:36
111	Look and Live, My Brother Elizabeth Cotten	01:52
112	Jesus Lifted Me Elizabeth Cotten and Brenda Evans	02:08
113	Jesus Is Tenderly Calling Elizabeth Cotten	01:39
114	Buck Dance Elizabeth Cotten	01:52
115	Ruben Elizabeth Cotten	02:13
116	Oh, Miss Lulie Gal Elizabeth Cotten	01:31
117	Can't Get a Letter from Down the Road Elizabeth Cotten	01:44
118	Shoot That Buffalo Elizabeth Cotten	01:40
119	Boatman Dance Elizabeth Cotten	01:48
120	Hallelujah, It Is Done Elizabeth Cotten	01:34
121	Holy Ghost, Unchain My Name Elizabeth Cotten	01:25
122	Little Brown Jug Elizabeth Cotten	02:22
123	Delia Elizabeth Cotten	02:12
124	Ball the Jack Elizabeth Cotten	02:34
125	Till We Meet Again Elizabeth Cotten	02:03
126	When the Train Comes Along Elizabeth Cotten	02:45