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1863:Elizabeth Cotten Freight Train
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993:"Happy Birthday Libba Cotten!"
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912:. Detroit: Visible Ink Press.
908:Smith, Jessie Carney (1993).
833:. New York: PowerHouse Books.
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969:Blues: A Regional Experience
894:. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
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