American folk music legend Odetta dies at 77 | Entertainment ...
She was nominated for a 1963 Grammy awards for best folk recording for "Odetta Sings Folk Songs." Two more Grammy nominations came in recent years, for her 1999 "Blues Everywhere I Go" and her 2005 album "Gonna Let It Shine." ...The Basement Rug ยป Blog Archive ยป Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights ...
Odetta, the singer whose resonant voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement, died on Tuesday, 3 December 2008 in Manhattan. She was 77. The cause was heart disease, her manager, ... Folk, blues singer Odetta Holmes dies at 77 | Entertainment ...
Her affinity for traditional African-American folk songs was a hallmark of her long career, along with a voice that could easily sweep from dark, husky low notes to delicate yet goose bump-inducing high-register tones. ... Odetta, American Folk Music Legend, Dies at 77
Performing alongside Pete Seeger and Harry Belafonte, Odetta's work throughout the American civil rights movement led Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to refer to her as the "queen of American folk music." Odetta, a native of Birmingham, ... Warrior Poet ยป Blog Archive ยป 150000 John Henrys
She was a black folk singer and a damn good one. She brought a sort of blues/gospel sensibility to classic American folk songs. I saw that she died this morning, and decided to go back and listen to the six song EP of hers I bought some ... Guitar Dummy: [jazz_guitar] RIP: Odetta Holmes, Singer
[jazz_guitar] RIP: Odetta Holmes, Singer. Folk singer Odetta dead at 77 Reuters Wednesday, 3 December 2008. Odetta, the deep-voiced folk singer whose ballads and songs became for many a sound track to the American civil rights movement, ... ilovemylife: "IT IS OUR LIGHT NOT OUR DARKNESS THAT MOST FRIGHTENS ...
Odetta, the deep-voiced folk singer whose ballads and songs became for many a soundtrack to the American civil rights movement, has died at age 77, her manager said on Wednesday. (Jeff Christensen/Reuters) ... aids-write.org ยป Blog Archive ยป tim weiner, nytimes: odetta dies ...
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. [check out the link ---rk] ... |
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