She is from NC.

@@oldmanonthehill56 Sorry but you're wrong ! She's from another world.

Well, I discovered her in 2023, so I'm even later to the party!

I'm from Trinidad in the West Indies and came across her music about 5-6 years ago. I love Oh Julie

@@Onlyglooshe’s from Greensboro, NC.

She wrote an opera also.

your comment is perfectly captures my feelings about her, thank you!

In French, it is called Je Ne Sais Quoi.

You are sooooooooooooooooo right!

She got some pipes, baby! Whoooo! Yes, whatever she sings is beautiful.

Same here.

Absolutely. She is classically trained to sing opera. That's the reason she has that "big" voice that really projects.

Look what they've done to my song ma.

That’s a wonderful, beautiful memory. Thank you for sharing it.

Wow. That's some good🎶 story🤗

Amazing. You called her Libba? Wow. I just found a vid of Miss Cotton singing "Oh Babe it ain't no Lie" I have seen Jerry Garcia sing this tune. Now I know from whence it came. Thank you. Be Well 🙏🏻 😉Shake Sugaree.

@@francoisa5656 I would love to think that I called her Mrs. Cotton! I probably didn't call her anything...too awestruck! Seeing this brilliant musician working as a domestic--OK in a terrific, progressive family, but yet and still-- totally messed with my mind and made me the fire-breathing political activist I am today! (I know the Seeger "kids" got it too and did something about it in later years, when they could.) Incidentally I am turning 84 in a month...Stay well yourself--I'm vaccinated!

@@secondchancesinger Ma'am. Thank you. And God Bless 😉

Amen. As someone who knew the original performer, I totally agree. Color be damned.

Don't miss Carolina chocolate drops !🙂

Me too 😢

Because God Blessed you with a Soul 🙏🙏🙏

Beautiful lady but average voice.

@@freefrank9047 It’s nice, but the original version sung by Cotton’s 12 year old great-granddaughter blows it away.

The combination of voice and the tune with simplicity of arrangement is what does it for me.

Blacks made America great? Black accomplishments made blacks great. Too bad the whites fucked it up. America is its own white disgrace. I know. I’m a white man.

@@johnmartlew5897 I like what you said! Someone not in arrogant denial! We need to be honest with ourselves, to have any hope of change.

John Martlew American accomplishments make America great. Americans aren’t any one color

@@johnmartlew5897 Nations aren't great. Societies aren't great. Races aren't great. Being a bigot against whites is no more logical than being a bigot against Blacks. All that matters is the individual. When you die, it will be just you.

@@willinnewhaven3285 if an entire group is described as inferior for centuries, and defined with a list to be a certain way, any one individual born into that group who then disproves those misinformed racists/sexists, disproves their entire theory about the whole group...and that matters. Ultimately, no group exists the way the racist or sexist imagines, but to play colour blind or gender blind, is just a plaster on a wound that will not heal, that way. Take care, friend.

Well said, and agree!

Also, agree. Lovely as well just to hear her talk.

Amazing!!!

She's a good and competent singer and musician certainly, but no genius.

@@Eris123451 Strongly disagree with your ill informed opinion. With her masterful banjo, guitar and fiddle playing, her incredible ability to sing and play Appalchian, African American roots music, Irish ballads and even French chanteuse melodies she is pure genius. I dare you to name another current musician with her range and ability to inject emotion into whatever she performs.

agreed

Yep

Check out Carolina Chocolate Drops was the only African American string band in the country. Its the band she was in before going solo.

We were having a drink before Rhiannon's show in Dublin when she toured with this lineup for the first album, and met Hubby doing similar! Lovely guy :) And an amazing gig!

Yes... this is late, but I have to say that, sometimes when Rhiannon sings...I break down and cry it's so beautiful...to me...

Your life will never be the same.She brings inspiration and beauty everywhere she goes with the voice of an angel

*Dirk Hummer* Brother, that’s how I felt when I first heard Beth Gibbons. & ever since then, I’ve been trying to find other incredible Ladies of Lyrics & Music. Because of Beth Gibbons I’ve uncovered an array of vocal goddesses; I even listen to music which I don’t understand a single lyric, such as music by Japanese Folk vocalist Ikue Asazaki. I’m so glad that I found Giddens while trying to find ol’ Blues artists similar to the magnificent Blind Willie Johnson. Everyone that I know thinks I’m a hardcore rap lover because it’s what you will mostly hear me blasting whilst driving, & well I guess I am a hardcore rap lover; however, I’d like to think that I’m just a hardcore music lover. Amitābh, friend.

​@@azoresplayah Beth is so phenomenal, and was the start of my love for exquisite female vocals too. I'd love to suggest Sierra Ferrell to you if you don't know her already, her voice is pure magic: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLhxn7RjmcjbfWw.html

Laura Nyro's first 4 albums are worth a taste test the LauraLand4U channel delivers her work with first-rate photo collages unique, forgotten writer + singer from late '60s ... very much covered by others who had hits, yet I'm far from the only person who thinks her original versions are better than any of the covers kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldGApdBm2q7eYI0.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8uYkqWencjcgWg.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/osppltSZ09mqkWw.html those are the 2nd, 3rd and 4th she was a teenager still when the first came out it is the most covered, but I'm not sure she had full control of the instrumentation choices on that one nearly every song on the first got radio play at the time this is something special too kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLdkgLiftbS3caM.html

I echo this statement.

Yes, I agree ... the WHOLE group is wonderfull.

Agree

RIGHT ON!

Hubby Jenkins is a tireless musicologists of American song.

Hi Singular Man: I'm glad Spotify & KZfaq turned you on to her; I also first heard her on KZfaq. However, only the mega-pop stars make any more than mere pennies on Spotify. If you can afford it go buy her CDs or downloads and support the artists you love. Spotify is terrible for any but the biggest artists.

I came home from work Saturday night, turned on the TV to MPT and stopped when I heard her singing. I was done for the evening, foot tapping, couldn't stop or turn away. When she sang "Come Love Come, I was finished, how did I miss this earthly angel. Absolutely incredible. Where have I been?

You mentioned three of my favourite female artists. Thank you

Check out Carolina Chocolate Drops. The only African American string band. She was with them before going solo. Very very traditional music. Beautiful.

I have listened to all their stuff as well as everything RG has done elsewhere. Terrific stuff@@oldmanonthehill56

Like Sandman Sims did using sand: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iq6TbNGZtNWZm4U.html

Wonderful!

Very interesting Douglas, love learning the history and references of old songs.

Merci ! ☺☺ Un mystère éclairci. ... Un coin du voile soulevé. ..

Class good to know iam gona give that a bash thanks

She makes every song she sings just a little bit better. Like her song, "At The Purchaser's Option".

Amen!

@@trudesoto7807 rhiannon is honoring Ms.cotton and bringing her genius to 21st light and u seem to have a problem w/that because she is biracial.hypocrytical and bizzare.

@@im-already-tired-tomorrow - You need to stop pretending that my comments are about Rhiannon. They are about people like YOU and Bernard. You can play games and try to make it about ME being prejudiced. But that's exactly what biased people do. Rhiannon isn't bringing anything to the 21st century. Elizabeth Cotten's music is already known. And her records sell to those who value MUSIC and folk CULTURE. *Rhianna is only bringing E.C's music to those who need a "beautiful" golden girl to perform it for them to stop and take notice....to value it. My point was that this VISUAL BIAS (and race bias) is still lingering after all these decade since E. Cotten died. People like you don't do this to Black men anymore, but you keep waiting for someone who looks like Scarlett Johansen to sing like Aretha. Or a bronze colored Barbie to sing like Nina Simone.... when it should be about the MUSIC. *If you keep Re-discovering women like Elizabeth Cotten it means she isn't lost- she's getting thrown away while YOU and Bernhard look for something bright and shiney to catch your eyes.*

Flirts with perfection...