Historical-fiction based on the young life of Elizabeth Libba Cotten,
the noted African American folksinger, who wrote the famous song Freight
Train when she was just eleven years old.
Elizabeth's Song is the true-life story of Elizabeth (Libba) Cotten, the
noted African American folksinger, guitarist, and songwriter. Against
all odds, young Elizabeth teaches herself to play guitar left-handed on
a borrowed instrument. Eventually, she earns enough money to buy a
guitar of her very own, and is then inspired to write her first
song--the folk classic Freight Train, written when she was eleven years
old. Elizabeth's unique style of playing guitar (upside down and
backwards), from which the term cotten picking is derived, has
influenced countless other artists. Elizabeth's story is one that will
inspire people of all ages.