Joseph Cotten stars as Uncle Charlie, a suave and sophisticated young man who is also a suspect in the murder of rich widows.

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He began collecting material on a tape recorder when he was 20, starting with the Seeger family's maid, Elizabeth Cotten, a self-taught guitarist.

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Michael Cotten , onetime owner of a Texas billboard company, was practically born again through the experience of turning a church into his home.

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