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Elizabeth Cotten with Mike Seeger.

Title
  1. Elizabeth Cotten with Mike Seeger.
Published by
  1. [s.l.] : Vestapol Productions ; Cambridge, MA : Rounder Records, distributor, p1994.
Author
  1. Cotten, Elizabeth.

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Additional authors
  1. Humphrey, Mark
  2. Seeger, Mike, 1933-
  3. Rounder Records (Firm)
  4. Vestapol Productions.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (59 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in. +
Summary
  1. Creator of "Freight Train", legendary folk guitarist Elizabeth Cotten plays ragtime, blues, three guitar tunings and pre-blues banjo tunes in this informal performance/interview taped when Cotten was 85 years old. Interviewer Mike Seeger prompts her recollections of life and music. The accompanying 15 page booklet, "Elizabeth Cotten (1893-1987)" by Mark Humphrey offers a synopsis of Cotten's life, guitar playing and late fame.
Alternative title
  1. Elizabeth Cotten
Subject
  1. Nonfiction films
  2. Interviews
  3. Folk music > United States
  4. African American women musicians > Interviews
  5. Folk singers > United States > Interviews
  6. Cotten, Elizabeth > Interviews
  7. Biographical films
  8. African American singers > Interviews
  9. African Americans > Music
Genre/Form
  1. Biographical films.
  2. Interviews.
  3. Nonfiction films.
Contents
  1. Freight train -- Wilson rag -- Georgia Buck -- Rattler -- Spanish flang dang -- Judy's got a rambling man -- Mama -- Your son's done gone -- Wreck of the old 97 -- Jesus is tenderly calling today -- Vestapol -- Buck dance -- Oh, babe, it ain't no lie -- Ontario blues -- Mama, where's the baby.
Call number
  1. Sc Visual VRA-538
Note
  1. Title on container: Elizabeth Cotten.
Performer (note)
  1. Elizabeth Cotten.
System details (note)
  1. VHS.
Author
  1. Cotten, Elizabeth.
Title
  1. Elizabeth Cotten with Mike Seeger.
Imprint
  1. [s.l.] : Vestapol Productions ; Cambridge, MA : Rounder Records, distributor, p1994.
Performer
  1. Elizabeth Cotten.
System details
  1. VHS.
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Added author
  1. Humphrey, Mark, writer.
  2. Cotten, Elizabeth, interviewee.
  3. Seeger, Mike, 1933- interviewer.
  4. Rounder Records (Firm)
  5. Vestapol Productions.
Publisher no.
  1. 13019 Vestapol
ISBN
  1. 1884691188
Research call number
  1. Sc Visual VRA-538
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