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intereact!Etta Baker
Retail Price (not our price): $16.98
Release Date: 1992-02-14
Manufacturer: Rounder Select
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
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Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Album Description
Etta Baker is a virtuoso performer in a style heard infrequently these days--the finger-picked guitar tradition known as the Piedmont blues. Using a two- and three-fingered technique similar to that of other North Carolina guitarists such as Elizabeth Cotten, Rev. Gary Davis, and Blind Boy Fuller, Etta creates music that is remarkable in its range and depth. These recordings--her first since 1956--are masterworks from an exceptional artist.
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5
1) Absolutely the best [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Love her style of blues guitar picking. Love the mix of songs on the CD. Love her story. She's just an amazing woman. This CD must have for all blues fanatics.I'm so sorry she isn't with us any longer.2) Fans of Hot Tuna will love this! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
If you enjoy Jorma Kaukonen's fingerpick style, then you really will love Etta Baker. Just listen to her version of "Police Dog Blues." She was truly a fantastic musician who should have been better-known in her lifetime.3) Blew my socks off!! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Wow - fabulous fingerpicking here. What a talent. Lively stuff that somehow leaves you with a real peaceful feeling. Mostly instrumentals, but a real heartfelt and poetic vocal in Brokenhearted Blues. I still find many of the tunes luring me into a zone even after listening to them countless times. Technically this is in the Piedmont Blues category, but you don't have to be a fan of this genre to fall for this album.4) Can't stop smilin [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This is one awesome lady. It's infectious. I dare anyone to listen to her play and not tap your feet to the beat.5) Elizabeth Cotten + Mississippi John Hurt = Etta Baker [Rating: 5 out of 5]
If Libba Cotten and MJH had gotten together and had children, their daughter would sound like Etta Baker. Buy this album if you love traditional American folk/blues played by a marvelous guitar player & banjoist. Also, look for Etta Baker's all-instrumental album "Railroad Bill" available for sale on the Music Maker Relief Foundation web site.