Odetta

Odetta
Born: Dec 31, 1930 in Birmingham, AL
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Died: Dec 2, 2008 in New York, NY
Genre: Folk
Styles: Country Blues, Folk-Blues, Folk Revival, Folksongs
Biography: One of the strongest voices in the folk revival and the civil rights movement, Odetta was born on New Year's Eve 1930 in Birmingham, AL. By the time she was six years old, she had moved with her younger sister and mother to Los Angeles. She showed a keen interest in music from the time she was a child, ...Read full biography
Ballads & Blues - The Classic Recordings [Bonus Tracks]
Released: 2005
Label: Empire Musicwerks/Hot JWP Music
Critics' Rating:
Odetta's debut album was a strong, confident effort featuring just her and her guitar on 16 tracks, most of which were traditional in origin. In its day, it was quite an influential recording; Bob Dylan, ...Read full review
Blues Everywhere I Go
Released: 1999
Label: IODA
Critics' Rating:
This is Odetta's first studio release in over a decade, but time doesn't appear to have affected her interpretive skills or the range and quality of her voice, which remains one of the most remarkable ...Read full review
More Odetta albums: Main Albums (30), Compilations (14)
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