Record #:

5566

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

With parents and seven siblings all musical, Etta Baker of Caldwell County, a 1989 Folk Heritage Award winner, just naturally followed along. Mastering the six- and twelve-string guitar, she performs a blues style popular at the turn of the century.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p7-8

Subject(s):

Baker, Etta; Women blues musicians--Caldwell County