Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Elizabeth Cotten

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Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Elizabeth Cotten

Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten 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. 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".

I was just glad to get the Grammy. I didn't know what the thing was. It's the honor what I loved. — © Elizabeth Cotten
I was just glad to get the Grammy. I didn't know what the thing was. It's the honor what I loved.
Through the days of love and celebration and joy, and through the dark days of mourning...the faithful horse has been with us always.
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