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Libba Cotten’s birthday

Around the newspaper office we’re spending the afternoon listening to Libba Cotten. You can lean a lot about this area from her songs and stories. Here’s an interview with her about her childhood.
Here’s a link to a fine painting of her by Phil Blank with a hypothesis on how “Shake Sugaree” came about.

Libba Cotten
Libba Cotten