Who was Etta Baker?
Q: Who was Etta Baker?
A: Etta Baker was an American blues guitarist and singer from North Carolina.
Q: What style of blues did Etta Baker play?
A: Etta Baker played in the Piedmont blues style.
Q: What was Etta Baker's background?
A: Etta Baker was of African American, Native American, and European American origin and was born in Caldwell County, North Carolina.
Q: How long had Etta Baker been playing guitar and banjo?
A: Etta Baker had been playing 6- and 12-string guitar and banjo since the age of three, taught by her father who was also a Piedmont blues musician.
Q: When did Etta Baker do her first recording?
A: Etta Baker did her first recording in 1956, after her father asked folk singer Paul Clayton to listen to her play.
Q: Who are some of the musicians that Etta Baker played with over the years?
A: Over the years, Etta Baker played with musicians such as Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
Q: How many children did Etta Baker have and how did she die?
A: Etta Baker had nine children, one of whom died in the Vietnam War. She died at the age of 93 in Fairfax, Virginia while visiting a daughter who had suffered a stroke.
