Apr162024

Etta Baker

Etta Baker (March 31, 1913 – September 23, 2006) was an American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer. She was born Etta Lucille Reid in Caldwell County, North Carolina, of African American, Native American, and European American heritage. She played both the 6-string and 12-string forms of the acoustic guitar, as well as the five-string banjo. Baker played the Piedmont Blues for ninety years, starting at the age of three when she could not even hold the guitar properly. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Railroad Bill
23668
2One Dime Blues
12027
3Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
7846
4Carolina Breakdown
6513
5Baby I'll be True to You
6329
6John Henry
6279
7One-Dime Blues
5137
8Careless Love
3567
9Bully Of The Town
3297
10Never Let Your Deal Go Down
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