Shake Sugaree, by Elizabeth Cotten

Shake Sugaree

by Elizabeth Cotten

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cloudrecordings i've owned the folkways LP reissue of this for a really long time, as well as the CD reissue of Freight Train... my son, kiran, covers the song "Freight Train"... but i bought a download of this because it has some tracks that aren't on the LP. i had a stressful day at work a few weeks ago, and listening to this album when i got home made all the stress melt away! the first song features her great-granddaughter on vocals!

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1.	Shake Sugaree 05:02	buy track
2.	Take Me Back to Baltimore 01:59	buy track
3.	Washington Blues 03:37	buy track
4.	I'm Going Away 03:25	buy track
5.	Fox Chase 03:42	buy track
6.	Ontario Blues 03:45	buy track
7.	Fare You Well, My Darling 02:02	buy track
8.	Untitled / George Buck 03:01	buy track
9.	Mama, Nobody's Here but the Baby 00:53	buy track
10.	Mama, Nobody's Here but the Baby 01:36	buy track
11.	Look and Live, My Brother 01:52	buy track
12.	Jesus Lifted Me 02:08	buy track
13.	Jesus Is Tenderly Calling 01:39	buy track
14.	Buck Dance 01:52	buy track
15.	Ruben 02:13	buy track
16.	Oh, Miss Lulie Gal 01:31	buy track
17.	Can't Get a Letter from Down the Road 01:44	buy track
18.	Shoot That Buffalo 01:40	buy track
19.	Boatman Dance 01:47	buy track
20.	Hallelujah, It Is Done 01:34	buy track
21.	Holy Ghost, Unchain My Name 01:25	buy track
22.	Little Brown Jug 02:22	buy track
23.	Delia 02:12	buy track
24.	Ball the Jack 02:34	buy track
25.	Till We Meet Again 02:03	buy track
26.	When the Train Comes Along 02:45	buy track

about

Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (1896-1987) wrote her well-known song "Freight Train" at the age of 11 and sang it for nearly 80 years. Through her songwriting, her quietly commanding personality, and her unique left-handed guitar and banjo styles, she has inspired and influenced generations of younger artists. Cotten was declared a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1984, and was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution as a "living treasure." She received a Grammy Award in 1985 when she was 90. These essential 1965-66 recordings include ten previously unreleased tracks. 26 tracks. 60 minutes. Reissued from Folkways 31003.

credits

released September 21, 2004

2004, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Learn more: folkways.si.edu/elizabeth-cotten/shake-sugaree/american-folk/music/album/smithsonian