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RIP Odetta (1930 - 2008)

RIP Odetta (1930 - 2008) “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child“ Odetta Holmes, (December 31, 1930 - December 2 2008), known as Odetta, was an African-American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a human rights activist, often referred to as “The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement.” Her musical repertoire consists largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and ’60s, she was a formative influence on

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Odetta Holmes Lays Her Burden Down

Odetta, "Keep On Movin' It On" February 2008 This was filmed a month after I last saw her. She was a giant, she had a booming low alto and a limitless spirit. She would talk about things like the ethics of music. One musician is always supposed to be able to go to another musician and say "You know this, I don't, now teach me." She was a major influence on artists like Bob Dylan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joan Baez, Peter Paul & Mary, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. She was also a gracious a

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Barney's Beanery Honors The Doors' Jim Morrison On His 65th Birthday

On December 8, The Doors’ Jim Morrison would have celebrated his 65th birthday. This year, the momentous occasion will be marked at Barney’s Beanery, the legendary West Hollywood hangout on Route 66, which served as a stomping ground and home away from home for the rock icon. Since moving to its current Santa Monica Blvd. location in 1927 from Berkeley, the historic venue has hosted a variety of counter cultural legends over the years from the worlds of avant-garde art, movies, literature and ro

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Got a tip for a post?: Email us | Anonymous form Get PEEK in your mailbox! Odetta, 'Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,' Dies at 77 Posted by Melissa McEwan, Shakesville on December 3, 2008 at 7:34 AM. Odetta, influential folk singer and "voice of the civil rights movement," has died at age 77. Odetta sang at coffeehouses and at Carnegie Hall, made highly influential recordings of blues and ballads, and became one of the most widely known folk-music artis

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Civil-Rights Folk Legend Odetta Dies At 77

Odetta. The name might not ring a bell for you, but along with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, the one-named singer — who passed away Tuesday of heart disease at the age of 77 — was one of the giants of the folk world. Her deep, haunting tones made her one of the voices of the civil-rights movement in the 1960s. Born Odetta Holmes in Birmingham, Alabama, on December 31, 1930, at the height of the Depression, the singer’s musical style was formed by the prison and work songs of the era recorded

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Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, dies at 77…

Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, dies at 77… Posted December 3rd, 2008 by TerroREID!!  “Odetta, the singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement, died on Tuesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She was 77. The cause was heart disease, said her manager, Doug Yeager. He added that she had been hoping to sing at Barack Obama’s inauguration. Odetta sang at coffeehouses and at Carnegie Hall, made highly influential recor

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R.I.P. To Blues and Folk Music Singer & Activist Odetta

Picture Taken from the Picture Archives of the Smithsonian Institute Odetta, 77; Sang the Soundtrack for the Civil Rights Movement By Martin Weil and Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, December 3, 2008; A08 Odetta, 77, the folk and blues singer whose renditions of civil rights anthems accompanied historic events and made history themselves, died last night in New York. Afflicted for years with heart and lung ailments, she died at Lenox Hill Hospital, which she had entere

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Odetta

Odetta, the singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement, died on Tuesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She was 77. Odetta sang at coffeehouses and at Carnegie Hall, made highly influential recordings of blues and ballads, and became one of the most widely known folk-music artists of the 1950s and ’60s. She was a formative influence on dozens of artists, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Janis Joplin. (Link)

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Odetta Holmes Dies at 77

Odetta Holmes Dies at 77; Folk Singer Championed Black History, Civil Rights by Randy Lewis and Mike Boehm Odetta, the classically trained folk, blues and gospel singer who used her powerfully rich and dusky voice to champion African American music and civil rights issues for more than half a century starting in the folk revival of the 1950s, has died. She was 77. Odetta, who used just her given name professionally, had trained as a classical vocalist as a child and later discovered folk

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Odetta Holmes dies at 77; folk singer championed black history, civil rights

Odetta, the classically trained folk, blues and gospel singer who used her powerfully rich and dusky voice to champion African American music and civil rights issues for more than half a century starting in the folk revival of the 1950s, has died. She was 77. She was admitted to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City for a checkup in mid-November but went into kidney failure. She died there Tuesday of heart disease, her manager, Doug Yeager, told the Associated Press. With a repertoire that i

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Odetta: Rock Island Line

Here’s Odetta singing another favourite song of mine: Rock Island Line. What a magnificent voice – and such a commanding presence even in her old age. Odetta, the “voice of the civil rights movement”, an inspiration to Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin, died in hospital in New York yesterday at the age of 77, says the New York Times. Rock Island Line Now this here's the story about the Rock Island Line The Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleasn And just outside of New Orleans is a big to

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Odetta Down by the Riverside

Odetta, the “voice of the civil rights movement”, an inspiration to Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin, passed away yesterday at the age of 77, says the New York Times. She’s gone down by the riverside to walk with the Prince of Peace. Down by the Riverside I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield, Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by the riverside I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield, Down by the riverside Study war no more I ain't gonna study war no more Ain't gonna study

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Odetta: The Midnight Special

Odetta, the “voice of the civil rights movement”, an inspiration to Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin, died in hospital in New York yesterday at the age of 77, says the New York Times. Here she is singing The Midnight Special. Doesn’t she sound magnificent? As good as John Fogerty of Clearwater Creedence Revival? The Midnight Special Well, you wake up in the mornin, you hear the work bell ring, And they march you to the table to see the same old thing. Ain’t no food upon the table, and no pork

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RIP Odetta

From the NY Times: Odetta, the singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement, died on Tuesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She was 77. The cause was heart disease, said her manager, Doug Yeager. He added that she had been hoping to sing at Barack Obama’s inauguration. Odetta sang at coffeehouses and at Carnegie Hall, made highly influential recordings of blues and ballads, and became one of the most widely known folk-

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Singer and Civil Rights Icon Odetta Dies at 77

Amrican folk singer and civil rights icon Odetta has died at 77, of heart disease: "Odetta sang at coffeehouses and at Carnegie Hall, made highly influential recordings of blues and ballads, and became one of the most widely known folk-music artists of the 1950s and ’60s. She was a formative influence on dozens of artists, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Janis Joplin. Her voice was an accompaniment to the black-and-white images of the freedom marchers who walked the roads of Alabama and Mis

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Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 77 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 77 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/art... Odetta sang at coffeehouses and at Carnegie Hall, made highly influential recordings of blues and ballads, and became one of the most widely known folk-music artists of the 1950s and ’60s. She was a formative influence on dozens of artists, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Janis Joplin.

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Odetta, R.I.P.

Odetta, the singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement, died on Tuesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She was 77. The cause was heart disease, said her manager, Doug Yeager. He added that she had been hoping to sing at Barack Obama’s inauguration. Odetta sang at coffeehouses and at Carnegie Hall, made highly influential recordings of blues and ballads, and became one of the most widely known folk-music artists of the 1950

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Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement Dies

Last October AroundHarlem.com was given an opportunity to attend the Jazz Foundation’s Loft Party to benefit the Jazz Musicians’ Emergency Fund which assists musicians who were displaced by hurricane Katrina. This photo was taken of Odetta as she performed one of her last performances. ******* **** Odetta, the singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement, died on Tuesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She was 77. The

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She Sang Freedom Songs

She Sang Freedom Songs Created: December 3rd, 2008 | Written By: Kathy Odetta Holmes — better known simply as Odetta — died yesterday. She lived to see the first African-American elected president, but fell less than two months short of Barack Obama’s inauguration, at which she was scheduled to sing: Odetta sang at coffeehouses and at Carnegie Hall, made highly influential recordings of blues and ballads, and became one of the most widely known folk-music artists of the 1950s and ’60s. She w

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Odetta R.I.P.

Odetta died yesterday in New York City. She was 77 - and a musical icon who profoundly influenced the world of folk music, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Janis Joplin. With a background of classical voice training, she was one of those singers who truly understood how to use her voice rather than her ego to create a compelling performance. In her younger days: At Amazon, I found Odetta's album Christmas Spirituals which I ordered to add a new and powerful dimension to our family's

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