September 25, 2006
Etta Baker: 1913-2006
Posted by Stacy Chandler at September 25, 2006 6:00 AMAw man, Etta Baker died.
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Stacy, I'm glad you caught this, as I was going to add it when I saw your post. I sure will miss Miss Etta. I always enjoyed her at Merlefest.
God bless you, Etta!
Posted by: larry at September 25, 2006 9:27 AMMan, she was a national treasure. I'm sad I never got around to seeing her. Her knife-slide version of "John Henry" on the old Acoustic Music of the Appalachians field recording is my favorite version of that threadbare old tune.
Posted by: Brendan at September 25, 2006 10:04 AMAnother Carolina legend gone. She sure left some great music behind, though, what a life!
Posted by: Jim Pipkin at September 25, 2006 12:55 PMHere's a great article in the Greensboro, NC newspaper about her:
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060925/NEWSREC010201/609250314/1015
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