Elizabeth Cotten & Jesse Fuller: Masters of the Country Blues / Yazoo DVD-503

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Yazoo DVD 503 / black and white, Approx 50 minutes / Jesse Fuller and Elizabeth Cotten represent early stylings of blues and black music in the East Coast style. Cotten’s unique picking in the Carolina tradition resulting in her famous “Freight Train Blues,” influencing generations of players. Fuller performed as a one-man band, giving his blues, rags and breakdowns a real “good time” quality. ELIZABETH COTTEN: Freight Train, Sweet Bye and Bye, Vastopol, George Buck, Washington Blues, I’m Going Away / JESSE FULLER: John Henry, Red River Blues, San Francisco Bay Blues, Take This Hammer, Linin’ Track, Running Wild, High Sheriff