Shake Sugaree -

The song was recorded in the mid-1960s and serves as the title track for her 1967 album on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings .

: Some scholars believe the word is a corruption of "shegureh," a West African percussion instrument made of a gourd enclosed in a bead net. Shake Sugaree

The song has had a profound impact on the folk and rock genres: Shake Sugaree (Elizabeth Cotten/Peter Keane) - Elijah Wald The song was recorded in the mid-1960s and

: It may refer to the practice of throwing sugar on a floor and dancing on it to create a percussive "shuffling" sound. Shake Sugaree