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Elizabeth Cotten

American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter (1893-1987)

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Identity & names
Given name
first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Elizabeth

Family name
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Cotten

Birth name
full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name

Elizabeth Nevills

Life & background
Date of birth
date on which the subject was born

January 4, 1893

Date of birth
date on which the subject was born

January 4, 1895

Date of death
date on which the subject died

June 28, 1987

Country of citizenship
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United States

Place of birth
most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Chapel Hill

Place of death
most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) death location of a person, animal or fictional character

Syracuse

Music & creative work
Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

guitar

Instrument
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voice

Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

banjo

Awards & recognition
Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Elizabeth Cotten: Albums & Discography

Popular albums and track listings from the Elizabeth Cotten catalog.

  1. Masters Of The Country Blues(2002)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Freight Train
    2. 2Sweet Bye And Bye
    3. 3Vastopol
    4. 4Geoge Buck
    5. 5Washington Blues
    6. 6I'm Going Away
    7. 7John Henry
    8. 8Red River Blues
    9. 9San Francisco Bay Blues
    10. 10Take This Hammer
    11. 11Linin' Track
    12. 12Running Wild
    13. 13High Sheriff
  2. 20th Anniversary Concert(1986)

    Tracklist

    1. A1Old Joe Clark2:18
    2. A2Hot Corn, Cold Corn4:14
    3. A3Barbara Allen4:37
    4. A4Freight Train4:19
    5. A5Wreck Of The Old '972:41
    6. A6C&NW Railroad Blues3:13
    7. A7Did You Ever See The Devil, Uncle Joe?3:01
    8. B1Keep On The Sunny Side3:27
    9. B2The Soldier And The Lady2:45
    10. B3Cold Bottom Strut2:28
    11. B4La Cassine Special2:47
    12. B5Give The Fiddler A Dram2:14
    13. B6Well May The World Go2:44
    14. B7Medley: Sourwood Mountain / Kitchen Girl / Sheep Shell Corn3:47
  3. Live!(1983)

    Tracklist

    1. A1Freight Train4:51
    2. A2Washington Blues4:58
    3. A3Jumpin' Jack3:40
    4. A4Sugaree4:26
    5. A5Sugaree / Banjo Story, Rattler5:37
    6. B1Vastopol4:28
    7. B2Guitar Story4:15
    8. B3Babe, It Ain't No Lie5:50
    9. B4Elizabeth Story, Et Al., Honey Babe, Your Papa Cares For You8:07
    10. B5Spanish Flangdang2:35
    11. B6'Til We Meet Again1:20
  4. At The New Morning Blues Festival (Live In Geneva 79)(1979)

    Tracklist

    1. A1Zippin' Up My Boots4:42
    2. A2Shalom Aleikum4:32
    3. A3So Glad Jesus Lifted Me2:35
    4. A4I'm Going Away4:06
    5. B1Going To New-York4:05
    6. B2Rocking In Geneva4:10
    7. B3Honey Hush4:40
    8. B4Jam3:50
    9. C1The Ballad Of Stagger Lee3:50
    10. C2Stateboro Blues3:40
    11. C3Freight Train2:50
    12. C4Tobacco Road3:30
    13. D1Rosa Majeur3:00
    14. D2Je Vas Revenir5:05
    15. D3Taxo Zydeco3:25
    16. D4C'est La Vie5:37
  5. Volume 3: When I'm Gone(1979)

    Tracklist

    1. A1New Year's Eve3:15
    2. A2Praying Time Will Soon Be Over3:10
    3. A3Time To Stop Your Idling2:30
    4. A4Gaslight Blues4:45
    5. A5Jenny2:40
    6. A6Street Blues2:10
    7. A7Home Sweet Home2:20
    8. B1Freight Train3:10
    9. B2Casey Jones1:45
    10. B3Willie5:05
    11. B4Boddie's Song2:15
    12. B5Wilson Rag4:50
    13. B6When I'm Gone4:40
  6. Vol. 2: Shake Sugaree(1967)

    Tracklist

    1. A1Shake Sugaree5:03
    2. A2Washington Blues3:33
    3. A3I'm Going Away3:25
    4. A4Fox Chase3:42
    5. A5Ontario Blues3:44
    6. A6Mamma, Nobody's Here But The Baby1:35
    7. B1Look And Live, My Brother1:50
    8. B2Jesus Lifted Me2:04
    9. B3'Til We Meet Again1:46
    10. B4Jesus Is Tenderly Calling1:38
    11. B5Buck Dance1:50
    12. B6Ruben2:14
    13. B7Oh, Miss Lulie Gal1:28
    14. B8Shoot That Buffalo1:36
    15. B9Boatman Dance1:42
    16. B10Ball The Jack2:48
  7. Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar(1958)

    Tracklist

    1. A1Wilson Rag
    2. A2Freight Train
    3. A3Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
    4. A4I Don't Love Nobody
    5. A5Ain't Got No Honey Baby Now
    6. A6Graduation March
    7. A7Honey Babe Your Papa Cares For You
    8. A8Vastopol
    9. B1aHere Old Rattler Here
    10. B1bSent For My Fiddle Sent For My Bow
    11. B1cGeorge Buck
    12. B2aRun-Run
    13. B2bMama Your Son Done Gone
    14. B3aSweet Bye And Bye
    15. B3bWhat A Friend We Have In Jesus
    16. B4Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
    17. B5Spanish Flag Dang
    18. B6When I Get Home

Elizabeth Cotten: Biography & Facts

American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter (1893-1987)

Names in other languages

  • arz
    اليزابيث كوتين
  • ast
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • azb
    الیزابت کاتن
  • ca
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • cs
    Elizabeth Cottenová
  • da
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • de
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • en
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • es
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • eu
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • fa
    الیزابت کاتن
  • fi
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • fr
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • ga
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • he
    אליזבת קוטן
  • hu
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • hy
    Էլիզաբեթ Քոթեն
  • it
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • ja
    エリザベス・コットン
  • nb
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • nl
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • nn
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • oc
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • pap
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • pcm
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • pl
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • pt
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • pt-br
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • ro
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • ru
    Элизабет Коттен
  • sat
    ᱮᱞᱤᱡᱟᱵᱮᱛ ᱠᱚᱴᱮᱱ
  • se
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • sl
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • sq
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • sv
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • tr
    Elizabeth Cotten
  • uk
    Елізабет Коттен
  • zh
    伊丽莎白·科顿
  • mul
    Elizabeth Cotten

Identity & names

Given name

first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Elizabeth
Family name

part of full name of person

Cotten
Birth name

full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name

Elizabeth Nevills

Life & background

Date of birth

date on which the subject was born

January 4, 1893
Date of birth

date on which the subject was born

January 4, 1895
Date of death

date on which the subject died

June 28, 1987
Country of citizenship

the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen

United States
Place of birth

most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Chapel Hill
Place of death

most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) death location of a person, animal or fictional character

Syracuse

Music & creative work

Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

guitar
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

voice
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

banjo

Awards & recognition

Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Source: Wikidata (Q454320)