I had the thrill and the honor of seeing her live in Nov. '77; she was at The Earl Of Old Town in Chicago. I got to sit at a table with Chicago folkie legends Mick Scott, Fred Holstein, Tom Dundee, and John Prine.
84 years old, and she had all of our jaws on our chests.
Peter (who is,he just realized to his dismay, the only at that table still alive.....) (and who just realized that both he and fIREHOSe misspelt the sublime Ms. Cotten's name)