Sugaree live at paramount northwest theatre, seattle, wa, july 21, 1972 by the grateful dead from the album download series vol. Cover versions of shake sugaree by elizabeth cotten. This is another version of the song since philip dug up that explanation about lost native american tribes, i found this. Rhiannon giddens shake sugaree lyrics genius lyrics. Tracks 2, 7 to 9, 17, 20 to 23, and 26 are previously unreleased. Shake sugaree, an album by elizabeth cotten on spotify.
This is a very simplified version of the track as elliott is master of finger picking and its hard to follow this version is nice and easy. Through her songwriting, her quietly commanding personality, and her unique lefthanded guitar and banjo styles, she has inspired and influenced generations of younger artists. What does the lyric didnt we shake up sugaree mean. Download on amazon shake sugaree play on apple music shake sugaree download on itunes shake sugaree play on spotify shake sugaree play on youtube shake sugaree. A mechanical license was granted for 100 cds, 150 downloads and 100.
Cotten was born in chapel hill, north carolina, in. It was also covered by rhiannon giddens, blue love monkey, danny kalb, po girl and other artists. Bioshock infinite music shake sugaree 1967 by elizabeth cotten. Elizabeth libba cotten 18961987 wrote her wellknown song freight train at the age of 11 and sang it for nearly 80 years.
As with the songs on the rest of the album, garcia plays every instrument himself except drums, played by bill kreutzmann, including acoustic guitar, bass guitar, and an electric. Have a little song, wont take long sing it right, once or twice oh lordy me, didnt i shake sugaree. The title cut, shake sugaree, has had almost as long a life as freight train, and has been covered by the likes of the grateful dead and bob dylan in concert. Elizabeth cotten originally recorded shake sugaree written by elizabeth cotten and elizabeth cotten released it on the album elizabeth cotten vol.
Elizabeth cotten shake sugaree lyrics genius lyrics. Many of these tracks are instrumentals with elizabeth cotton on guitar or banjo. Find elizabeth cotten discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The elizabeth cotten song predates the deads song by about 4 years. Shake sugaree by rhiannon giddens from the album tomorrow is my turn. Watch the video for shake sugaree from elizabeth cotten s shake sugaree for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. In fact i am not sure if sugaree is an adverb modifying the verb shake or if sugaree is the subject of the command shake.
Freight train and other north carolina folk songs and tunes. Find elizabeth cotten discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic new releases. Sugaree is a song written by longtime grateful dead lyricist robert hunter and composed by guitarist jerry garcia. She played a guitar strung for a righthanded player, but played it upside down, as she was lefthanded. Elizabeth libba cotten 18961987 wrote her wellknown song freight train at the age of 11 and sang it. Elizabeth libba cotten nee nevills january 5, 1893 june 29, 1987 was an american. Have a little song wont take long sing it right once or twice oh, lordy me didnt i shake sugaree. The song influenced hunter in the composition of sugaree. Shake sugaree elizabeth cottencover by susisouljourney. Lyrics for shake sugaree by elizabeth cotten have a little song wont take long sing it right once or twice oh, lordy me didnt i shake sugaree. Check out shake sugaree by elizabeth cotten on amazon music. Free download makano feat josenid su nombre en mi cuaderno.
Elizabeth cotten tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including freight train, wilson rag, mama your papa loves you, oh babe it aint no lie, freight train. Cottens later cds, shake sugaree folkways, 1967, when im gone folkways, 1979, and elizabeth cotten live arhoolie 1089, continued to win critical acclaim. Im pretty sure sugaree is a term of endearment like chickadee, or sugar pie. Everything i got is done and pawned everything i got is done and. The title track, shake sugaree, is sung by cottens grand daughter, who had a decent voice. Folksongs and instrumentals with guitar remastered 1989 elizabeth cotten live. Shake sugaree by elizabeth cotten, released 21 september 2004 1. Elizabeth cotten in concert stefan grossmans guitar workshop. The chorus of cottens song is oh lordie medidnt i shake sugaree. I shall have a crown to wear when i get home i will lay my burdens down when i get home spar the robes or glory, i shall sing a story. Elizabeth cotten was among the most influential guitarists to surface during the roots music revival era, her wonderfully expressive and dexterous fingerpicking style a major inspiration to the generations of players who followed in her wake. The song shake sugaree was written by elizabeth cotten and was first recorded by.
A few moments later spongebob video clip free download songs. Elizabeth cotten, a north carolina folksinger, wrote and recorded a song called shake sugaree in 1966. Graduation march, freight train, spanish flang dang and shake sugaree. Elizabeth cotten live was awarded a grammy for the best ethnic or traditional folk recording in 1985. Shake sugaree 1966 youtube elizabeth cotten freight train and other north carolina folk songs and tunes 1958 duration. Mary lou lord and elliott smith shake sugaree cover of a traditional folk song by elizabeth cotton. Everything i got is done and pawned everything i got is done and pawned pawn my watch pawn my chain pawn everything that was in my name oh, lordy me didnt i shake sugaree. Elizabeth plays lefthanded, although both banjo and guitar are strung for a righthanded player. This position meant that she would play the bass lines with her fingers. Through her songwriting, her quietly commanding personality, and her unique lefthanded guitar and banjo styles, she has inspired and influenced. This is the version from the bio shock game, its plain and simple, working out the step ups and step downs to the different chords is a fantastic exercise.
Cotten s version is sung in a lovely, seemingly effortless fashion by her great grandchild, brenda evans then only 12 years old, with cotten providing the guitar lines, and the. Original versions of shake sugaree written by elizabeth cotten. Unless noted, guitar is tuned eadgbe, or slightl lower, and banjo is tuned gdgbd. Cottens version is sung in a lovely, seemingly effortless fashion by her great grandchild, brenda evans then only 12 years old, with cotten providing the guitar lines, and the song. Please forget you know my name, my darling sugaree shake it, shake it sugaree, just dont tell them that you know me. Chords for shake sugaree by elizabeth cotten played by. Mary lou lord recorded a cover of the elizabeth cotten song on her 1998 breakthrough got no shadow. Freight train and other north carolina folk songs elizabeth cotten. Listen free to elizabeth cotten shake sugaree shake sugaree, take me back to baltimore and more. Elizabeth cotten and brenda evans thats elizabeth cotten on guitar and her twelve year old great grandchild singing it. Elizabeth cotten continued to tour and perform right up to the end of her life. The title track, shake sugaree, is sung by cotten s grand daughter, who had a decent voice. Troop zero soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Includes unlimited streaming of shake sugaree via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
It was written for jerry garcias first solo album garcia, which was released in january 1972. Watch the video for shake sugaree from elizabeth cottens shake sugaree for free, and see. Featuring elliott smith on guitar and the vocals of mary lou lord. Shake sugaree elizabeth cotten chords and lyrics for guitar. Most tunes were recorded february 1965, with the exceptions of side i, band 4, and side ii, bands 4, 7, 8, and 9, which were recorded in the roosevelt, n. No doubt the dead had heard it and were paying tribute.
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