Odetta, the Glossary
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".[1]
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183 relations: American folk music, American folk music revival, At the Gate of Horn, Barack Obama, Basic Black (TV series), BBC, BBC Four, Beatnik, Belmont High School (Los Angeles), Bessie Smith, Bill Clinton, Bill Maher, Bill Wyman, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Birmingham, Alabama, Bleecker Street, Blues, Blues Everywhere I Go, Blues Hall of Fame, Blues Music Awards, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Boston Pops, Boys Choir of Harlem, Brooklyn Technical High School, C-SPAN, Carly Simon, Carolyn Hester, Christmas Spirituals, Cinerama Holiday, Civil rights movement, Colin Larkin, David Amram, Domestic worker, Donald Gramm, Drama (film and television), East Village, Manhattan, Ella Fitzgerald, Elsa Lanchester, Emmy Awards, Eric Andersen, Evergreen State College, Fantasy Records, Festival (1967 film), Finian's Rainbow, Folk music, Geoffrey Holder, Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Politics, Gibson Brands, Golden Gate Park, ... Expand index (133 more) »
- African American female guitarists
- Belmont High School (Los Angeles) alumni
- Tradition Records artists
American folk music
The term American folk music encompasses numerous music genres, variously known as traditional music, traditional folk music, contemporary folk music, vernacular music, or roots music.
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American folk music revival
The American folk music revival began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid-1960s.
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At the Gate of Horn
At the Gate of Horn is the second solo album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in October 1957.
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
Basic Black (TV series)
Basic Black is a weekly television series airing on WGBH in Boston.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
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BBC Four
BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC.
Beatnik
Beatniks were members of a social movement in the mid-20th century, who subscribed to an anti-materialistic lifestyle.
Belmont High School (Los Angeles)
Belmont Senior High School is a public high school located at 1575 West 2nd Street in the Westlake community of Los Angeles, California.
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Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Odetta and Bessie Smith are 20th-century African-American women singers and American blues singers.
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
Bill Maher
William Maher (born January 20, 1956) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host.
Bill Wyman
William George Wyman (né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who was the bass guitarist with the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993.
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings are an English blues rock band founded and led by bassist Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones.
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Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama.
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Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street is an east–west street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
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Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated amongst African-Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s.
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Blues Everywhere I Go
Blues Everywhere I Go is an album by American folk singer Odetta, released in 1999.
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Blues Hall of Fame
The Blues Hall of Fame is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Blues Music Awards
The Blues Music Awards, formerly known as the W. C. Handy Awards (or "The Handys"), are awards presented by the Blues Foundation, a non-profit organization set up to foster blues heritage.
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Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Odetta and bob Dylan are American blues singers and United States National Medal of Arts recipients.
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Odetta and Bonnie Raitt are 20th-century American women guitarists.
Boston Pops
The Boston Pops is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in light classical and popular music. Odetta and Boston Pops are RCA Victor artists.
Boys Choir of Harlem
The Boys Choir of Harlem (also known as the Harlem Boys Choir) was a choir located in Harlem, New York City, United States.
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Brooklyn Technical High School
Brooklyn Technical High School, commonly called Brooklyn Tech and administratively designated High School 430, is a public high school in New York City that specializes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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C-SPAN
Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) is an American cable and satellite television network, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a nonprofit public service.
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. Odetta and Carly Simon are 20th-century American women guitarists.
Carolyn Hester
Carolyn Sue Hester (born January 28, 1937) is an American folk singer and songwriter. Odetta and Carolyn Hester are tradition Records artists.
Christmas Spirituals
Christmas Spirituals is the name of two albums recorded by the American folk singer Odetta.
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Cinerama Holiday
Cinerama Holiday is a 1955 film shot in Cinerama.
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Civil rights movement
The civil rights movement was a social movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country.
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Colin Larkin
Colin Larkin (born 1949) is a British music writer.
David Amram
David Werner Amram III (born November 17, 1930) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor of orchestral, chamber, and choral works, many with jazz flavorings.
Domestic worker
A domestic worker is a person who works within a residence and performs a variety of household services for an individual, from providing cleaning and household maintenance, or cooking, laundry and ironing, or care for children and elderly dependents, and other household errands.
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Donald Gramm
Donald John Gramm (February 26, 1927 – June 2, 1983) was an American bass-baritone whose career was divided between opera and concert performances.
Drama (film and television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone.
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East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood on the East Side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, United States.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". Odetta and Ella Fitzgerald are 20th-century African-American women singers, African-American actresses and United States National Medal of Arts recipients.
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Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.
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Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry.
Eric Andersen
Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead,Rick Nelson and many others. Odetta and Eric Andersen are Fast Folk artists and Vanguard Records artists.
Evergreen State College
The Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington.
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Fantasy Records
Fantasy Records is an American independent record label company founded by brothers Max and Sol Stanley Weiss in 1949.
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Festival (1967 film)
Festival (stylized as Festival!) is a 1967 American documentary film about the Newport Folk Festivals of the mid-1960’s, and the burgeoning counterculture movement of the era, written, produced, and directed by Murray Lerner.
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Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane, produced by Lee Sabinson.
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Folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival.
Geoffrey Holder
Geoffrey Lamont Holder (August 1, 1930 – October 5, 2014) was a Trinidadian-American actor, dancer, musician, director, choreographer, and artist.
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Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Politics
Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Politics is a 6x60 minutes documentary TV-series about the relationship between singers and politics in the US, the UK, Germany and France from the 1960s until 2003.
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Gibson Brands
Gibson, Inc. (formerly Gibson Guitar Corporation and Gibson Brands Inc.) is an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and professional audio equipment from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and now based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park is an urban park between the Richmond and Sunset districts of San Francisco, United States.
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Gonna Let It Shine
Gonna Let It Shine: A Concert for the Holidays (or simply Gonna Let It Shine), is a live album by American folk singer Odetta, released in 2005.
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Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
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Hairspray (1988 film)
Hairspray is a 1988 American comedy film written and directed by John Waters, starring Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake in her film debut, and Jerry Stiller, with special appearances by Ric Ocasek in his final film and Pia Zadora.
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB), originally Strictly Bluegrass, is an annual free and non-commercial music festival held the first weekend of October in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California.
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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Odetta and Harry Belafonte are activists for African-American civil rights, RCA Victor artists and United States National Medal of Arts recipients.
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Have Gun – Will Travel
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that was produced and originally broadcast by CBS on both television and radio from 1957 through 1963.
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Hugh's Room
Hugh's Room is a live music venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hungry I
The Hungry I (stylized as hungry i) was a nightclub in San Francisco, California, originally located in the North Beach neighborhood.
James Chaney
James Earl Chaney (May 30, 1943 – June 21, 1964) was an American civil rights activist. Odetta and James Chaney are activists for African-American civil rights.
Janis Ian
Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Odetta and Janis Ian are 20th-century American women guitarists.
Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. Odetta and Janis Joplin are American blues singers.
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.
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Jesse Winchester
James Ridout "Jesse" Winchester Jr. (May 17, 1944 – April 11, 2014) was an American-Canadian musician and songwriter.
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Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Odetta and Joan Baez are 20th-century American women guitarists, RCA Victor artists and Vanguard Records artists.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (officially known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It was named in 1964 as a memorial to assassinated President John F.
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John La Montaine
John Maynard La Montaine, also later LaMontaine, (March 17, 1920 – April 29, 2013) was an American pianist and composer, born in Oak Park, Illinois, who won the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Piano Concerto No.
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John Waters
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist.
Josh White
Joshua Daniel White (February 11, 1914 – September 5, 1969) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor and civil rights activist. Odetta and Josh White are African-American guitarists.
Josh White Jr.
Josh White Jr. (born November 30, 1940) is an American Grammy Award-nominated recording artist who upholds the musical traditions of his father, the late bluesman Josh White.
Lamp Unto My Feet
Lamp Unto My Feet was an American ecumenical religious program that was produced by CBS Television and broadcast from 1948 to 1979 on Sunday mornings.
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Late Show with David Letterman
The Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS, the first iteration of the ''Late Show'' franchise.
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Later... with Jools Holland
Later...
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Latvia
Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Lead Belly
Huddie William Ledbetter (January 1888 or 1889 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In the Pines", "Goodnight, Irene", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil". Odetta and Lead Belly are African-American guitarists and American blues singers.
Lenox Hill Hospital
Lenox Hill Hospital (LHH) is a nationally ranked 450-bed non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, servicing the tri-state area.
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Les Crane
Les Crane (born Lesley Stein; December 3, 1933 – July 13, 2008) was a radio announcer and television talk show host, a pioneer in interactive broadcasting who also scored a spoken word hit with his 1971 recording of the poem Desiderata, winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy.
Liam Clancy
Liam Clancy (Liam Mac Fhlannchadha; 2 September 1935 – 4 December 2009) was an Irish folk singer from Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. Odetta and Liam Clancy are tradition Records artists.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.
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Lightning in a Bottle
Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) is an annual music festival in the Central Valley region of California.
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Looking for a Home (album)
Looking for a Home is an album by American folk singer Odetta, released in 2001.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College (LACC) is a public community college in East Hollywood, California.
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Louisiana Red
Iverson Minter (March 23, 1932 – February 25, 2012), known as Louisiana Red, was an American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who recorded more than 50 albums. Odetta and Louisiana Red are African-American guitarists and guitarists from Alabama.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade in New York City presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's.
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Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux (born April 19, 1974) is an American jazz singer and songwriter who began her career as a teenager on the streets of Paris.
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963.
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Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur (born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato; September 12, 1942) is an American folk and blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s.
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. Odetta and Marian Anderson are 20th-century African-American women singers.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Odetta and Martin Luther King Jr. are activists for African-American civil rights.
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Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker.
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Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. Odetta and Mavis Staples are 20th-century African-American women singers and activists for African-American civil rights.
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. Odetta and Maya Angelou are African-American actresses.
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
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Mill Valley, California
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and from Napa Valley.
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Movin' It On
Movin' It On is a live album by American folk singer Odetta, released in 1987.
Mule Skinner Blues
"Blue Yodel no.
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Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.
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National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.
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National Medal of Arts
The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts. Odetta and National Medal of Arts are United States National Medal of Arts recipients.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
Newport Folk Festival
Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival.
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No Direction Home
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan is a 2005 documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on 20th-century American popular music and culture.
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Odetta (1967 album)
Odetta is the 1967 album by Odetta.
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Odetta and the Blues
Odetta and the Blues is an album by folk singer Odetta, released in 1962. Odetta had broken ties with her first manager (and close friend) Dean Gitter, which led to Gitter suing her for unpaid revenues during her 1957 concert tour. During this period, Gitter had committed her to recording for the Riverside label.
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Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues is the debut solo album by American folk singer Odetta.
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Odetta Sings Folk Songs
Odetta Sings Folk Songs is a studio album by American folk singer Odetta, released on the RCA Victor label in September 1963.
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Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County.
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Original Jazz Classics
Original Jazz Classics (or OJC) is a record label that was founded in 1983 as an imprint of Fantasy Records.
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Oscar Brand
Oscar Brand (February 7, 1920 – September 30, 2016) was a Canadian-born American folk singer-songwriter, radio host, and author. Odetta and Oscar Brand are Fast Folk artists and tradition Records artists.
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.
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Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State and sometimes by the acronym PSU, is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania.
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Pete Seeger
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. Odetta and Pete Seeger are activists for African-American civil rights, Fast Folk artists, United States National Medal of Arts recipients and Vanguard Records artists.
Peter Yarrow
Peter Yarrow (born May 31, 1938) is an American singer and songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Odetta and Peter Yarrow are Fast Folk artists.
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival phenomenon.
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Politically Incorrect
Politically Incorrect (stylized as POLITICALLY INCOrrECT) is an American late-night, half-hour political talk show hosted by Bill Maher that aired from July 25, 1993, to July 5, 2002.
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Rattlesnake Annie
Rattlesnake Annie (born Rosan Gallimore, December 26, 1941) is an American country singer and songwriter.
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RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.
Riga
Riga is the capital, the primate, and the largest city of Latvia, as well as one of the most populous cities in the Baltic States.
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Robert Sims
Robert Lewis Sims (born in Chicago, Illinois) is a lyric baritone who specializes in African-American folk songs and spirituals,known for his rich tone, energetic performances and convincing stage presence.
Rock Island Line
"Rock Island Line" is an American folk song.
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Roger McGuinn
James Roger McGuinn (born James Joseph McGuinn III; July 13, 1942) is an American musician, best known for being the frontman and leader of the Byrds.
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
Rosa Parks
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. Odetta and Rosa Parks are activists for African-American civil rights.
San Diego
San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.
Sanctuary (Faulkner novel)
Sanctuary is a 1931 novel by American author William Faulkner about the rape and abduction of an upper-class Mississippi college girl, Temple Drake, during the Prohibition era.
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Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara (Santa Bárbara, meaning) is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat.
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Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (Saint Monica; Spanish: Santa Mónica) is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast.
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Sarah Caldwell
Sarah Caldwell (March 6, 1924March 23, 2006) was an American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director. Odetta and Sarah Caldwell are United States National Medal of Arts recipients.
September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001.
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Sesame Street
Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry.
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", also "Motherless Child", is a traditional spiritual.
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Spirituals
Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, African American spirituals, Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music that is associated with African Americans, which merged varied African cultural influences with the experiences of being held in bondage in slavery, at first during the transatlantic slave trade and for centuries afterwards, through the domestic slave trade.
Steve Earle
Stephen Fain Earle (born January 17, 1955) is an American country, rock and folk singer-songwriter. Odetta and Steve Earle are Fantasy Records artists.
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Sweet Honey in the Rock is an all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble.
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Take This Hammer
"Take This Hammer" (Roud 4299, AFS 745B1) is a prison, logging, and railroad work song, which has the same Roud number as another song, "Nine Pound Hammer", with which it shares verses.
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Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley (born September 13, 1964) is an American talk show host and author.
Television film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, and direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats.
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Television in Germany
Television in Germany began in Berlin on 22 March 1935, broadcasting for 90 minutes three times a week.
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991), known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres.
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a 1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines.
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The Bitter End
The Bitter End is a 230-person capacity nightclub, coffeehouse and folk music venue in New York City's Greenwich Village.
The Blue Angel (New York nightclub)
The Blue Angel, also known as the Blue Angel Supper Club, was a New York City nightclub founded in April 1943 and closed in 1964.
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The Bourgeois Blues
"The Bourgeois Blues" is a blues song by American folk and blues musician Lead Belly.
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The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk music group that developed initially as a part of the American folk music revival. Odetta and the Clancy Brothers are tradition Records artists and Vanguard Records artists.
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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show is the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks, including.
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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin.
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The Ford Show
The Ford Show (also known as The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show) is an American variety program starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired on NBC on Thursday evenings from October 4, 1956, to June 29, 1961.
The House of the Rising Sun
"The House of the Rising Sun" is an American traditional folk song, sometimes called "Rising Sun Blues".
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The Johnny Cash Show
The Johnny Cash Show is an American television music variety show that was hosted by Johnny Cash.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group.
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The Tavis Smiley Show
The Tavis Smiley Show was an American public broadcasting radio talk show.
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The Tin Angel
The Tin Angel is Odetta & Larry's only album, and the first recording by Odetta, originally released in September 1954 on Fantasy Records.
The Town Hall (New York City)
The Town Hall (also Town Hall) is a performance space at 123 West 43rd Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue near Times Square, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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There's a Hole in My Bucket
"There's a Hole in My Bucket" (or "...in the Bucket") is a humorous, classic children's folk song based on a protracted dialogue between two characters, Henry and Liza, about a leaky bucket.
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This Little Light of Mine
"This Little Light of Mine" is an African-American song from the 1920s.
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Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
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Times Union (Albany)
The Times Union, or Times-Union, is an American daily newspaper, serving the Capital Region of New York.
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Tin Angel (San Francisco)
The Tin Angel was a lesbian nightclub, live music venue, and restaurant in operation from 1953 to 1961, on the Embarcadero at 981 Embarcadero (near Pier 23) in San Francisco, California, U.S. The venue and its founder were credited as "spearheading the 'Jazz on the Waterfront' movement" in the 1950s.
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To Ella
To Ella is an album by American folk singer Odetta, released 1998 on Silverwolf Records.
Tom Chapin
Tom Chapin (born March 13, 1945) is an American musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and storyteller.
Tom Rush
Thomas Walker Rush (born February 8, 1941) is an American folk and blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter who helped launch the careers of other singer-songwriters in the 1960s and has continued his own singing career for 60 years.
Tommy Makem
Thomas Makem (4 November 1932 – 1 August 2007) was an Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller. Odetta and Tommy Makem are tradition Records artists.
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, widely known for her hit singles "Fast Car" (1988) and "Give Me One Reason" (1995). Odetta and Tracy Chapman are 20th-century African-American women singers, 20th-century American women guitarists, African-American guitarists and Fast Folk artists.
Tradition Records
Tradition Records was an American record label from 1955 to 1966 that specialized in folk music.
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Turnabout Theatre
The Turnabout Theatre was a company of marionette puppeteers who performed in Hollywood from 1941 through 1956.
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UK singles chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.
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University of Illinois Press
The University of Illinois Press (UIP) is an American university press and is part of the University of Illinois system.
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Vanguard Records
Vanguard Recording Society is an American record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York City.
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Vincent Cross
Vincent Cross (born August 22, 1971) is an Irish singer/songwriter known for his Irish song poetry that draws from various traditional folk idioms and ancient myths.
Virginia Graham
Virginia Graham, born Virginia Komiss, (July 4, 1912 – December 22, 1998) was an American daytime television talk show host from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.
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Waterboy (song)
"Waterboy" (a.k.a. "The Water Boy") is an American traditional folk song.
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Wavy Gravy
Hugh Nanton Romney Jr. (born May 15, 1936), known as Wavy Gravy, is an American entertainer and peace activist best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his hippie persona and countercultural beliefs.
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a mobilized form of chair using 2 or more wheels, a footrest and armrest usually cushioned.
William Faulkner
William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most of his life.
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Winnipeg Folk Festival
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is a nonprofit charitable organization with an annual summer folk music festival held in Birds Hill Provincial Park, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter and composer who was one of the most significant figures in American folk music. Odetta and Woody Guthrie are Vanguard Records artists.
World Folk Music Association
The World Folk Music Association is a non-profit organization formed in 1983 by folk singer/songwriter Tom Paxton and Dick Cerri, a radio host from Washington D. C. The first chairman of the board was Paxton and Cerri served as president.
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YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
(Something Inside) So Strong
"(Something Inside) So Strong" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre.
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See also
African American female guitarists
- Algia Mae Hinton
- Barbara Lynn
- Beverly Watkins
- Carline Ray
- Elizabeth Cotten
- Etta Baker
- Flora Molton
- Gail Ann Dorsey
- H.E.R.
- Jackie Venson
- Jessie Mae Hemphill
- Lauryn Hill
- Malina Moye
- Memphis Minnie
- Norma-Jean Wofford
- Odetta
- Peggy Jones (musician)
- Rosa Lee Hill
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Sylvia Robinson
- Toshi Reagon
Belmont High School (Los Angeles) alumni
- Abel Fernandez
- Anthony Quinn
- Coy Watson Jr.
- Craig Ellwood
- Delmar Watson
- Glenard P. Lipscomb
- Harry Watson (actor)
- Jack Smith (columnist)
- Jack Webb
- James C. Corman
- John Beradino
- John McCarthy (computer scientist)
- Kinji Shibuya
- Luis Gómez (baseball)
- Mort Sahl
- Odetta
- Patricia van Delden
- Patrick Argüello
- Ralph Lazo
- Reiko Sato
- Ricardo Montalbán
- Richard Crenna
- Robert Lyles
- Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi
- Ron Botchan
- Tefere Gebre
- Willa Kim
- Young-Oak Kim
Tradition Records artists
- A. L. Lloyd
- Bobby Clancy
- Carolyn Hester
- Ed McCurdy
- Etta Baker
- Ewan MacColl
- Glenn Yarbrough
- Isla Cameron
- Jean Ritchie
- John Jacob Niles
- Kossoy Sisters
- Liam Clancy
- Mary O'Hara
- Odetta
- Oscar Brand
- Paddy Clancy
- Paddy Tunney
- Padraig O'Keeffe
- Paul Clayton (singer)
- Peggy Seeger
- Séamus Ennis
- Siobhán McKenna
- The Clancy Brothers
- Tom Clancy (singer)
- Tommy Makem
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odetta
Also known as Odetta Felious, Odetta Gordon, Odetta Holmes.
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