Author: Michael Wenberg
Elizabeth's Song is the inspiring true-story of Elizabeth Cotten, the legendary African American folk-singer and songwriter, who wrote the folk classic "Freight Train" when she was just eleven years old. Against all odds, young Elizabeth teaches herself to play the guitar on a borrowed instrument. Her unique style of playing, lefted-handed and backwards, inspired the term "cotton-picking" Children and adults will cherish Elizabeth's unforgettable and touching story.