Elizabeth Cotten

Elizabeth Cotten is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1958–1967. The artist is connected with Blues and Country / Folk / Americana, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Blues and Country / Folk / Americana shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Ain't Got No Honey Baby Now”, “Freight Train”, “Going Down the Road Feeling Bad”, “Graduation March”. Then move to “Vol. 2: Shake Sugaree” and “Folksongs and Instrumentals With Guitar” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.