Elizabeth Barraclough is an American musician whose songs span the genres of folk, country, rock and pop. She is best known for having played both live and on record with Paul Butterfield

Paul Butterfield

Paul Butterfield was an American blues vocalist and harmonica player, who founded the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in the early 1960s and performed at the original Woodstock Festival...

, Charlie McCoy

Charlie McCoy

Charles "Charlie" Ray McCoy is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records...

, Kenny Buttrey

Kenny Buttrey

Aaron Kenneth Buttrey was an American drummer and arranger. According to CMT, he was "one of the most influential session musicians in Nashville history"....

, and Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

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. She was managed by Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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's manager Albert Grossman

Albert Grossman

Albert Bernard Grossman was an American entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music scene and rock and roll. He was most famous as the manager of Bob Dylan between 1962 and 1970.-Biography:...

. Barraclough dated Paul Butterfield for a period of time in the 1970s.

She released two albums, a self-titled record in 1978 and Hi! in 1979, both on Grossman's Bearsville Records

Bearsville Records

Bearsville Records was founded in 1970 by Albert Grossman. Artists included Todd Rundgren, Elizabeth Barraclough, Foghat, Halfnelson/Sparks, Bobby Charles, Randy VanWarmer, Paul Butterfield's Better Days, Lazarus, Jesse Winchester, and NRBQ. The label closed in 1984, two years before Grossman's...

. Her 1978 album spawned a 45 single, "Covered Up In Aces." Her self-titled album was given a warm review by The Village Voice

The Village Voice

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s Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau

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External links

• Elizabeth Barraclough at AllMusic