Larry Ellis loved to watch his great-grandmother play guitar. She had a few gigs in Syracuse before she died, and wherever she was, he was in the front row. “Anything she did local, I was there, front ...

The music of Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten has never stopped shaping folk, roots, and rock music. More than a half-century after the singer-songwriter’s originals like “Freight Train” and “Shake Sugaree” ...

A self-taught musician, Elizabeth Cotten changed American folk music. The twice-nominated folk musician, Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten won her first Grammy at 90 years old. Fiercely proud of her North ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This guitar was made by C.F. Martin ...

A Syracuse folk legend received one of the shortest tributes at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which aired Saturday night on HBO. Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten was inducted in the Rock ...

On Wednesday morning, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2022 inductees. Embodying perhaps more a spirit than a specific rock sound, the wide-ranging class of 22 includes Dolly Parton, Eminem, ...

Elizabeth Cotten grew up in what is now Carrboro, along the railroad tracks on Lloyd Street. Smithsonian Global Sound Elizabeth Cotten, who was born and raised in the area of Chapel Hill now known as ...

With the help of the Seeger family, Libba Cotten recorded an album, toured around the world, and eventually at the age of 90, won a GRAMMY. From “Libba,” ©2018 Laura Veirs. Illustrations by Tatyana ...

As a Black woman playing fingerstyle guitar, Yasmin Williams has been hailed as a "hero for a new generation." She says she often felt like an anomaly- until she discovered a YouTube video of ...

Elizabeth Cotten, who was born and raised in the area of Chapel Hill now known as Carrboro, is being posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 class, the organization ...