Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement".
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Odetta
American singer
Odetta Holmes, known as Odetta, was an American singer, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. Wikipedia
Born: December 31, 1930, Birmingham, AL
Died: December 2, 2008 (age 77 years), New York, NY
Spouse: Louisiana Red (m. 1977–2008)
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Odetta Sings ˇ 1970
Baby, I'm in the Mood for You
Odetta Sings Dylan ˇ 1965
Tomorrow Is a Long Time
Odetta Sings Dylan ˇ 1965
Gallows Tree
The Tradition Masters ˇ 2002
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Odetta Sings Dylan ˇ 1965
Waterboy
Essential Blues
Spiritual Trilogy
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues ˇ 1956
Masters of War
Odetta Sings Dylan ˇ 1965
Freedom Trilogy
Odetta at Town Hall ˇ 1962
Glory, Glory
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues ˇ 1956
Another Man Done Gone
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues ˇ 1956
Blowin' in the Wind
Odetta Singing Folk Songs ˇ 1962
Spoken Introduction: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
The Best of the Vanguard Years ˇ 1999
A Hole In the Bucket
Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall ˇ 1960
Kukaboro
It's Impossible ˇ 1976
Santy Anno
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues ˇ 1956
Battle Hymn of the Republic
My Eyes Have Seen ˇ 1959
Blues Everywhere I Go
Blues Everywhere I Go ˇ 1999
Maybe She Go
The Tradition Masters ˇ 2002
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Odetta at Carnegie Hall ˇ 1960
Yes I See
Odetta Singing Folk Songs ˇ 1962
Lowlands
The Tradition Masters ˇ 2002
Long Ago, Far Away
Odetta Sings Dylan ˇ 1965
Mr. Tambourine Man
Odetta Sings Dylan ˇ 1965
Muleskinner Blues
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues ˇ 1956
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Odetta and the Blues ˇ 1962
Walkin' Down the Line
Odetta Sings Dylan ˇ 1965
Weeping Willow Blues
Odetta and the Blues ˇ 1962
Easy Rider
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues ˇ 1956
Alabama Bound
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues ˇ 1956
No More Auction Block for Me
Odetta at Carnegie Hall ˇ 1960
Precentation
Its Impossible - At The Best Of Harlem
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