S.O.D. "Shake Sugaree" by Elizabeth Cotten

4/10/2018     She was a singer/songwriter and left-handed guitar and banjo player, who taught herself how to play.  She had a unique style, using her thumb to play the melody and her fingers for the bass lines.  Today, this is known as Cotten Picking.  Born Elizabeth Nevills in 1893, she passed on to Music Heaven in 1987.  Check out some of her songs, for she could really play. "Washington Blues" is a good one.