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Quotation by Elizabeth Cotten
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as quoted in I Dream a World by Brian Lanker (1989)Related Subjects
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I was just glad to get the Grammy. I didn't know what the thing was. It's the honor what I loved.
Elizabeth Cotten (1892–1987), African American musical performer. As quoted in I Dream a World, by Brian Lanker (1989).
On winning a Grammy award for her album, Elizabeth Cotten Live!, which was voted the "Best ethnic or traditional folk recording" of 1984. A "singer, storyteller, composer, guitarist, and banjo player," she began performing professionally at age sixty-seven, after decades spent working as a housekeeper, and continued until her death twenty-eight years later.
On winning a Grammy award for her album, Elizabeth Cotten Live!, which was voted the "Best ethnic or traditional folk recording" of 1984. A "singer, storyteller, composer, guitarist, and banjo player," she began performing professionally at age sixty-seven, after decades spent working as a housekeeper, and continued until her death twenty-eight years later.
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