The legendary blueswoman Elizabeth Cotten with “Shake Sugaree” (https://youtu.be/p66KebI8aZM?si=-_Ks-Iro02sSoI_J). Unlike a lot of guitarists, she primarily plays with finger picking AND she’s a lefty who plays the guitar righty-style
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#NowPlaying Born on this day in 1895, #ElizabethCotten taught herself to play the guitar and banjo as a child. She was left-handed yet played a guitar for a right-hander, meaning she played everything upside down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAPibSxgIyw
Hace más de 70 años la perdida de una niña provocó uno de los más sorprendentes descubrimientos de la historia de la música.
Tanto, que las consecuencias de aquel suceso aún latiendo en el alma de muchas músicas.
Hoy, en #LaHistorietaMusical, la historia de Elizabeth Cotten.
Elizabeth Cotten (January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was a self-taught left-handed guitarist who played her 1950 Martin 00-18 guitar upside down and strung for a right-handed player. This allowed her to alternate bass lines into her songs.
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American folk and blues musician Elizabeth Cotten #ElizabethCotten #FolkMusic #BluesMusic #Music
