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 / George 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	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