Elizabeth Cotten
Birth date
January 5, 1893
Death date
June 29, 1987
Place of birth
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Profession
Acting
Age
94 years
Biography
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an American folk and blues musician. She was a self-taught left-handed guitarist who played a guitar strung for a right-handed player, but played it upside down.[4] This position meant that she would play the bass lines with her fingers and the melody with her thumb. Her signature alternating bass style has become known as "Cotten picking".
