Odetta, 1930-2008
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- Blues ww, c1979(Gordon, Odetta Felious (aka: Odetta); b. 12-31-30, Birmingham (Jefferson Co), AL; folk singer, guitarist)
- New York times WWW site, Dec. 3, 2008(Odetta; b. Odetta Holmes, Dec. 31, 1930, Birmingham, Ala.; d. Tuesday [Dec. 2, 2008], Manhattan, aged 77; singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement)
- Odetta [SR] 1973:labels (Odetta)
- Odetta papers, 1960-1998:(Folk singer Odetta (née Odetta Holmes, aka Odetta Felious) is one of the best-known African-American folk singers in the United States, a formative influence on artists such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Janis Joplin)
- Wikipedia, May 2, 2008(Odetta; birth name: Odetta Holmes; also known as: Odetta Felious (stepfather's surname), Odetta Gordon; b. Dec. 31, 1930, Birmingham, Ala.; African-American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and human rights activist, often referred to as "the voice of the Civil Rights Movement")
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Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known mononymously as Odetta, was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement", her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, she influenced many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin. In 2011 Time magazine included her recording of "Take This Hammer" on its list of the 100 Greatest Popular Songs, stating that "Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music."
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