Complex sentence: Elizabeth Cotten (January 5,1895-June 29,1987) was an American musician whose style was traditional blues and folk but was unavoidably original due to her lack of any musical lessons or knowledge of tuning in the traditional sense.
Split into simpler sentences: Elizabeth Cotten (January 5,1895-June 29,1987) was an American musician. Her style was traditional blues and folk, but was original since she was self-taught, and had no knowledge of tuning in the traditional sense.