Carolina Camera: Etta Baker

Etta Baker is a legend of the Piedmont Flat Pickers. She palyed a style all her own and was a dear heart to know.

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• Etta
• Baker
• Flat
• Picker
• Blues
• Morganton
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[treemonisha2006]

I feel a special connection to this lady. She is from the a same area that my mom and her people are from. She also looks like many of my moms people and I enjoy playing the guitar. May God bless her and may she rest in peace up there with Rosetta Tharpe and Memphis Minnie.

[blindboyblue]

Lovely bit of footage that. Cheers

[toniska1]

Wow! Love her music!

[PeluMaad]

@bluedaddy23 ....LOL....that's just how we roll down here.....

[bluedaddy23]

I had a personal relationship with Miss Etta and her family, her Grandson was my drummer in my band, I played at her wake when she died. She told Sheldon, you know mama hasn;t much time left, so when I pass will you have that white boy play the blues at my wake, when He called me that morning I was hurt and honored to play with him and our band at her wake. RIP Miss Etta!

[dmband420]

Great post and thanks...but just wanted to correct info section...Etta was not a flatpicker...a flatpicker is someone who uses a pick....she was a fingerstyle picker

[nameofthepen]

Perfect comment! I couldn't say another thing more. :-)

[topgrain]

I often regret that I did not at least *try* to get up to Morganton to meet her way back when. Year after year and new obligation after new obligation, time just slipped away, and so did she. Anyway, I have a few of her CD's to pop in when I need to unwind.

p.s. Elizabeth Cotten is up there with her, too. Imagine the music!

[katwoman28468]

Sad that she passed away, but I'm sure that if she WERE here, she would probably say something like 'Well, Dying is just part of life'.

[davidhaile]

Who's the moron who filmed this? The music doesn't line up with what she's actually playing in the video.

[YT28666]

Unfortunately she passed away several years ago.