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Odetta (December 31, 1930 - December 2, 2008) was an African-American singer whose repertoire consists largely of American folk music, blues, and spirituals.
She was born Odetta Holmes in Birmingham, Alabama, grew up in Los Angeles, California, and studied music at Los Angeles City College. Having operatic training from the age of 13, her first professional experience was in musical theater, with a touring company of the musical Finian’s Rainbow in 1949.
While on tour with Finian’s Rainbow, Odetta “fell in with an enthusiastic group of young balladeers”, and after 1951 concentrated on folksinging. She made her name by playing around the country: at the Blue Angel nightclub (New York City), the hungry i (San Francisco), and Tin Angel (San Francisco), where she and Larry Mohr recorded Odetta and Larry in 1954, for Fantasy Records.
A solo career followed, with Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues (1956) and a live album recorded at the Gate of Horn in Chicago in 1957. Harry Belafonte included her in a nationwide television special in 1959, and Odetta Sings Folk Songs was one of 1963’s best-selling folk albums. Martin Luther King, Jr. called her “the queen of American folk music”.
Having previous acting experience, Odetta also acted in several films, notably the film of William Faulkner’s Sanctuary (1961) and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974).
Odetta (December 31, 1930 - December 2, 2008) was an African-American singer whose repertoire consists largely of American folk music, blues, and spirituals.
She was born Odetta Holmes in Birmingham, Alabama, grew up in Los Angeles, California, and studied music at Los Angeles City College. Having operatic training from the age of 13, her first professional experience was in musical theater, with a touring company of the musical Finian’s Rainbow in 1949.
While on tour with Finian’s Rainbow, Odetta “fell in with an enthusiastic group of young balladeers”, and after 1951 concentrated on folksinging. She made her name by playing around the country: at the Blue Angel nightclub (New York City), the hungry i (San Francisco), and Tin Angel (San Francisco), where she and Larry Mohr recorded Odetta and Larry in 1954, for Fantasy Records.
A solo career followed, with Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues (1956) and a live album recorded at the Gate of Horn in Chicago in 1957. Harry Belafonte included her in a nationwide television special in 1959, and Odetta Sings Folk Songs was one of 1963’s best-selling folk albums. Martin Luther King, Jr. called her “the queen of American folk music”.
Having previous acting experience, Odetta also acted in several films, notably the film of William Faulkner’s Sanctuary (1961) and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974).
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Eeelz wrote:
gallows pole...the greatest!
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lascivit wrote:
when i'm high I AM Odetta
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nancykitten wrote:
Her voice had such authority.
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rotten-piggy wrote:
can't stop repeating - amazing voice!
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marcelodylan wrote:
OH THE HUMANITY, WHAT A VOICE LOVE ODETTA!!1
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clarahermeto wrote:
oh my, that voice.
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oompaloompa1 wrote:
that voice
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PalCaremusic wrote:
Odetta will live forever!
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buiksloot wrote:
I am hoping she was able to watch Obama's election on television, and died with great hopes for the future and excitement over singing at the inauguration. requiescat in pace
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Castizo wrote:
Voz espectacular.
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northstar1299 wrote:
Glory, Glory! An inspiration for the generations across all walks of life. R.I.P.
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morti-viventi wrote:
spaceicorn: me too! RIP. No one had a voice and a soul like hers.
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SilviB wrote:
R.I.P to a musical legend and and insipiration to countless of other great musicians and regular folk like me. I love her music!
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Ciacchi wrote:
fuck, I had just discovered her music and now I hear she's dead. She's amazing
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thomas10 wrote:
Her music is historical. It'll never die!
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godwand wrote:
RIP =(
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bigjackd wrote:
a dear sweet lady with a great soul and voice you'll be missed thanks for all you did!! Requiescant In Pace
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Carlos44 wrote:
R.I.P. the great artist...
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dreamworkvelvet wrote:
RIP The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement as died
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shedonist wrote:
Blessed spirit. RIP, sista.
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