Elizabeth Cotten - In the Sweet By and By 

Wow!

You might want to pick up a guitar and find out if that talent washed it’s was down!

❤ wow❤

Nice!❤

very cool. ❤

When the grandma is a lot cooler than the grandchild

I know a guy who learned that.. if you learn it that way it makes sense

Dick Dale used the same technique

My brother played like that until he could afford a left ha did bass

Kris Rowe also plays like this

No, she didn't dream it. She had no idea RU-vid would be invented.

@Melinda Bloodworth. Oh yes she never believed.

Before the internet I don't think anyone would or could think of various races of all nations will ever be watching a footage of an artist playing an instrument.

I think she dislikes all the fighting amongst commenters , a mix of independent google instant researchers and speech police , having it out on nano level corrections , no humorous writing allowed , no spelling mistakes , nuovo disorder del mundo in play . And here to stay . I'll be on my way , good day . Let her play .

@Melinda bloodworth. So how are you doing today?

Youre lucky and so blessed. I have always imagined her as a warm, inviting figure. She is so very special.

@@calstonjew gtfooh

@@calstonjew I think your a person who doesn't believe in anything,you skeptical person?

@@marionetteproject508 I believe in life after love

@@calstonjew I care about death and working,but if someone that's over 60 would never lie.I think that's him

Check "Mononeon"

Is this a precursor of Jimi Hendrix?

Hendrix-style.

@@johnsunde4339 No Hendrix played left handed stringed that way. She plays like albert king

It's how she learned. Was her daddy's guitar and he didn't want to restring it for her.

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And you are a beautiful woman

She looks like my Grandma too RIP to my Mama 🕊

También se parece mucho a la mía hasta en la voz😳

Awww thats sweet.

You are so lucky Corey! I would have loved to hear her.

Is this: freight train freight train going so fast, freight train freight train going so fast, I don't know what train he's on, won't you tell me where he's gone. I don't know this lady but if it is, British singer Lonnie Donegan sang it.

@@jsemplefelton5348 Yes. There are many wonderful covers. ♪♫

Well stated

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

@@edithbannerman4I’m gay

@@rottingpotatoes2483 lol I’ve a gay friend if you’re interested

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She has a GOD given talent, there is no other way to explain it🙏🏽

I too, play a right hander upside down and it can be tricky but very rewarding!!

Dick Dale played a lefty Strat strung upside down.

LOL

she is left handed, was hard to find left handed guitars for cheap back in the days so a lot of people had to learn this way

@@gtlindley74 why rewarding? i dont see the point making it so hard on yourself. Im lefthanded and learned all the open chords on righthanded guitars just because im met with them all the time, you dont see lefthanded guitars aynwhere except for bigger guitar stores, but i do not enjoy it man

2021 in the house

days gone by....never to return

Holyspirit give you comfort. Jesus Love you.

Add in a couple drops of cbd and its pure heaven

1 minute and 37 seconds to be precise

That's exactly what we see here with the thicker bass strings on the lower fretboard.

@Jill Bowers No, the opposite. This wonderful lady flipped a right-handed guitar and plays it. Hendrix re-strung his for lefty.

@Jill Bowers Wrong dude.

@Jill Bowers You need to get your eyes checked. If you just look at this video, you can clearly see this lady has her strings setup right-handed, and her guitar is upside down. And Jimi Hendrix was very well known for playing the guitar pretty much any way and configuration he wanted to (or needed to), but BY FAR the VAST majority of the time, he played a right-handed strat, strung left-handed.

Ya, wtf. I swear there’s an army of morons that just thumbs down every video they see

Brought a massive smile to my face this comment - thank you!

SO SWEET 😖 I love children so much...

HA! I was just thinking, aw, she has such pretty hands, then I scrolled down and read this! Your kiddo is totally right! they are beautiful dancing fingers! :)

@WhatAWorld Such a smart sweet observant child!!! Good for you!!!

love it

king Duncan Thane: You are correct. Older folks have a lot of wisdom to share. People must be willing to listen though.

💞

Some of us Did

When people had more class kindness and respect.Talent as well .No such thing as auto tune to cover up mistakes.

They should be so lucky ... ..

This made me very happy. I hope you are well wherever you are!

Discovered an earth angel... Very poetic. Truth

Welp, I know what I'm looking up after this one

Freight train freight train, movin' so fast...

..and, according to Stefan Grossman, never received any money for Freight Train,

@@davearbuthnut241 Most musicians pre-1967 were ripped off. Lefty Frizzell was big as Elvis during the 50's and died living in his friends basement drunk off his ass.(1975) Tragic story after tragic story when it comes to music.

Ethereal Catholic thats pre illuminate days. After Elvis all big name artist sell their souls to the devil for fortune fame and much more. Its why we have no teue talents anymore

Hello Brett, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

Leave your imaginary friend out of it, she’s a self made talent, right aptitude and hard work.

"Split heaven open with an axe playing like that!" I love that phrase.

SHOUT TO MY FELLOW NORTH CAROLINIANS 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

@@Fanwithnblades yes yes yes same to you friend

And we must not forget Mr Doc Watson/ Mr blind boy Fuller/ Miss Algia Mae Hinton and miss Etta Baker they are a few more of North Carolina finest that played folk and country blues music 🎶🪕😁

@@TheBluesmanBlue nice, will look more into that

@@Fanwithnblades and get back to me 👌

Ulysses Parado Isn’t she though. Hope she’s keeping the sweet by and by going in Heaven, and won’t be seeing the mess happening here on earth. It’s just too sad for such a sweet lady who left so much joy. I’m thankful we can turn to this music, makes any day better.

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Indeed, just found her thanks to Billy strings. This rabbit hole has been deep last couple of weeks.

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Christmas Day to this lousy year

She better be smiling down from heaven when God shows her how many people love her ❤️

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Wow, any recodings from that ? Love that old song and just learned a bit about this beautiful soul

It's all how you learn it. She'd probly be confused strung the normal way after playing it her way so long.

@Lainey Wright. How are you doing today?

earlier ther werent left hand guitarrs I guess

You just string the guitar backwards.

@@dennismartin5821 LOL, not in her case. The pick-guard is upwards and it's strung for a right-handed play. Peace.

lol

That, Mick Victor, is because you have a trashy mouth and NO talent. Have you NO respect whatsoever? Shame on you.

I tell you - Keith Richards would be a HUGE fan. If I could do what a lefty could do on a guitar I'd be happy! It's all just House of the rising sun and Wonderwall for us righties! The lefties figure the instrument out and take it forward. Hendrix, Cobain, Cotton, etc.

Now it's 148.... :( Sad

Probably true! How could you dislike this God given talent?

@@MultiJimmyb too many haters in this world. They should not use you tube.

The sweet by and by is coming soon. Did you see the Horsemen buses carrying the corona virus people in England. Plague and Pestilence?

Wrong. People like different things. The fact that not everyone likes what YOU like means nothing other than that they have different taste. You're just being stupid.

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Except America denied her the rights and recognition afforded to most Americans - America thought her trash - In light of her greatness, this America thing ya got going - that's a nation with some serious issues.

Hello Pretty, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus,?

@Booger Balls oh

@Booger Balls um

amen

Yes, pretty and youthful!🌹

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I cry every time I listen. Beautiful.

Yes, I was astounded at the numbers of thumbs down. Must have been some silly concerted killjoy effort.

Fabulous

❤

I'll be headed that way!

Never would've known smh...

Was she from Syracuse?

Im surprised BLM or ANtiFa havent torn down the statue yet.

Hello friend, how are you doing today? ??

Hello Linda..

Wow, you're right.. It is strung right handed! That is tricky! I've never seen that done before.

@Crown Commando I haven't heard of Dick Dale. I've had Albert Kings' music, but I have never seen him. I realized after reading other comments that The Cotten name had been adopted to describe that style of picking. So yeah, now it makes sense others were doing it too. I'll check out Dick Dale, thks

@@JavaRatusso a guy I know claims he met Hendrix and saw him turn a guitar around and play it upside down and, logically, with the opposite hand

I knew there was something funny going on there but couldn't immediately see it, heh

Also funny to see the pickguard up high on it. It's much more noticeable on an acoustic than on, say, an upside down Stratocaster.

Hello Karine, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus,?

T4TEXASTOM JOHNNYCAT I agree with you, I am just blown away. And there’s a sadness to her music that is so beautiful. Just amazing.

Um we are African descendants so is just as well said it's a African style of guitar playing that survived the trans Atlantic.

This is her own style of fingerpicking she called "Cotton picken"". She was the nanny for the Pete Seeger family until they discovered she was a musical genius. I believe she got to tour a little and share her gift with her many fans. Freight Train is, of course, a classic. Gerry Garcia and David Grisman covered it on one of the kid's albums they did in the 90's.

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Thanks for the lyrics. It helps. 😊

Thank you so much Salam👍🏼

Very kind of putting the lyrics for others. Beautiful and blessings to you always. All ways🙏🌿

@@jothankyou2 💙💚

Thank you for the lyrics ... and I do hope to meet Ms Cotten & you there! :)

Me too ; - ;

I've never heard that song freight train. I'm going on you tube to find it .

I got a guitar about 5 years ago. I don't have money for lessons. I got a book with chords and notes. I watched some RU-vid videos. I have been doing something close to this 2 finger cotton picking style because my fingers aren't quite coordinated enough to all jump in at once without making a mess. I thought it was an incorrect way to play but I was getting some pretty sounds so I stuck with it along with continuing to practice with all five. 2 fingers still sound better than 5 when I play. At least now I can proudly say. It's the cotton picking method! If someone gives me guff. Lol

All the greats will say this: _if it sounds good, it is good._ That said, although I have been playing, recording and teaching guitar for four decades now myself, I always go check out lessons here on youtube from *Guthrie Trapp.* He's an amazing country and blues player for the most part. But as a mostly progressive rock and neo-classical metal guitarist myself, I am really enjoying learning country guitar from him and filling in the gaps of my rather average blues playing. I highly recommend his channel for all skill levels too. As an instructor myself, it's plain to see he takes plenty of time to help beginners even more than intermediate players. And he just has a lovely down-home style of teaching and he is well spoken, humble and polite. I think you may enjoy it as much as I do. There are other channels too that can fill in any of the basics you may need, in case Guthrie misses something you need in particular. And on top of that, he seems to attract a lovely crowd of viewers who can be helpful in their own right too if you post a question. Certainly I always do my best to answer when I see them too. Happy playing. ^-^

J Martin you lucky thing

She was awesome.

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Dad was a lefty but played right handed.

Yet I see 30 thumbs down 👎, the mind boggles!

Satilla gtr what’s the connection?

Correct.Also Albert King and Doyle Bramhall 3rd play in this manner.Hendrix was supposedly capable although he played orthodox.

And like myself

as well as myself, who was inspired by Otis Rush, another Cotten Picker, when we met in 1972

I just flip my hand over and play from the top instead of the bottom....of course, I really don't play guitar, but can slug out some power chords and a walking bass line....still....flips people on their ear when they see it. =)

Jimmy Hendrix did

@Colleen De koningShe is playing completely inverted. Including the strings. That's a lot different than what Hendrix did and what you're talking about.

hirondelle and strung as a right handed guitar as well! Almost felt dizzy when the video switched to her fret hand

YEH THE ADVANTAGE TO THAT WOULD BE THAT A LEFT HANDED PLAYER COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WIDE VARITY OF STANDARD GUITARS ,DICK DALE PLAYS LEFT HANDED WITH A STANDARD TOO,THE CHORD SHAPES ARE COMPLETLY DIFFERENT ! ….////

So did Jimi Hendrix.

hirondelle Amazing skills this lady

@@jackagain8346 hendrix restrung a right hand guitar to left hand. All the chord shapes and everything was regular. Just played it upside down.

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You really think God is in the business of confounding? I think that's a very warped conception, used socially to confound--and control. Yes, religion, a human artifact, may be used for the purposes discussed above. But spirituality, and the divinity found within it, is about revelation!

Dave M , omg, had no idea, I was raised in SaxapahawNC

Lovey I agree but hendrix played right hand guitar strung left

@@MeonO_O .... yup.... Low string (Big) should be on top.... I’m a lefty... so I really notice stuff like that... In fact My parents are right handed and my brother, sister and myself are all left.... which is very rare... or odd...lol

Rob, lucky guy in meeting Albert King:) Quote Don Nix, in his book "Road Stories and Recipes" Albert was mad, he didn`t say anything, he just pulled back his coat to reveal the black .45 pistol he always carried, meaning the conversation was over. Great book.

When I met Otis Rush he convinced me to continue my lefty-upside down and so he was a big influence..50 years later I'm still doing it

That ISS😁😁😁

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Another one to check out it RL burnside. All his songs kinda sound the same, like how her song here spunds like her somg frieght train. Their unique styles make it so

There's loads of guitarists like that. Dave Gilmour, Clapton, bb King, hendrix, Richard Thompson...... As soon as I hear a note I can identify them.

She played this song very well.great hymn too.🤗

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Wish you'd upload some stuff, too

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I am a fan now since I have heard her singing and play her music.

Mozart too led a pretty miserable life !!!

What is good?

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

Wow! That’s quite a foursome. I can tell you’re someone who thinks like me, and until recently I didn’t know a thing about country music, guitar playing, bluegrass, or Gospel music. Today, I love it all, and the 4 people you mentioned are some of my heroes. I’m a Roman Catholic and I’ve always been passionate about Gothic chant, and I still am. But I’ve added Gospel music to my list of loves and it’s enriched my life that much more!

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