Born on January 5, 1893, Elizabeth Cotten, nicknamed Libba, was a left-handed musician who taught herself how to play on her right-handed brother’s banjo, reversed, then on a guitar she bought at age 12 after five months of working as a babysitter and housekeeper. Today, her Martin Guitar is in...
Born on January 5, 1893, Elizabeth Cotten, nicknamed Libba, was a left-handed musician who taught herself how to play on her right-handed brother’s banjo, reversed, then on a guitar she bought at age 12 after five months of working as a babysitter and housekeeper. Today, her Martin Guitar is in...