Odetta
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Biography
[Edit]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, and when she was about ten years old, somewhere between church and school, her singing voice was discovered. Odetta's mother began saving money to pay for voice lessons for her, but was advised to wait until her daughter was 13 years old and well into puberty. Thanks to her mother, Odetta began voice lessons when she was 13. She received a classical training, which was interrupted when her mother could no longer afford to pay for the lessons. The puppeteer Harry Burnette interceded and paid for Odetta to continue her voice training.
When she was 19 years old, Odetta landed a role in the Los Angeles production of Finian's Rainbow, which was staged in the summer of 1949 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. It was during the run of this show that she first heard the blues harmonica master Sonny Terry. The following summer, Odetta was again performing in summer stock in California. This time it was a production of Guys and Dolls, staged in San Francisco. Hanging out in North Beach during her days off, Odetta had her first experience with the growing local folk music scene. Following her summer in San Francisco, Odetta returned to Los Angeles, where she worked as a live-in housekeeper. During this time she performed on a show bill with Paul Robeson.
In 1953, Odetta took some time off from her housecleaning chores to travel to New York City and appear at the famed Blue Angel folk club. Pete Seeger and Harry Belafonte had both taken an interest in her career by this time, and her debut album, The Tin Angel, was released in 1954. From this time forward, Odetta worked to expand her repertoire and make full use of what she has always termed her "instrument." When she began singing, she was considered a coloratura soprano. As she matured, she became more of a mezzo-soprano. Her experience singing folk music led her to discover a vocal range that runs from coloratura to baritone.
Odetta's most productive decade as a recording artist came in the 1960s, when she released 16 albums, including Odetta at Carnegie Hall, Christmas Spirituals, Odetta and the Blues, It's a Mighty World, and Odetta Sings Dylan. In 1999 she released her first studio album in 14 years, Blues Everywhere I Go. On September 29, 1999, President Bill Clinton presented Odetta with the National Endowment for the Arts' Medal of the Arts, a fitting tribute to one of the great treasures of American music.
The next few years found Odetta releasing some new full-length albums, including Livin' with the Blues and a collection of Leadbelly tunes, Looking for a Home. She toured North America, Latvia, and Scotland and was mentioned in Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary, No Direction Home. That same year Odetta released Gonna Let It Shine, which went on to receive a 2007 Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Folk Album. In December 2008, she died of heart disease in New York.
Title: Odetta Sings of Many Things
Artist: Odetta
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: 7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks (CD2)
Artist: Odetta
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Odetta At Carnegie Hall And At Town Hall (All Tracks Remastered)
Artist: Odetta
Genre: Blues, World Music, Folk
Title: 7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks (CD3) (Single)
Artist: Odetta
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Sings Ballads & Blues - Early Album Collection (CD1)
Artist: Odetta
Genre: Blues, World Music, Folk
Title: 7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks (CD1)
Artist: Odetta
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Collections
Title: Vanguard 50
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: 48 British One Hit Wonders of 1961
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of Gospel Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 30 Essential American Folk Blues Classics
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Mellow Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Classic Country for the Family
Genre: Country
Title: Songs of Freedom - This Land Is Your Land
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Title: Timeless Roots
Genre:
Title: Coffee House Classics
Genre:
Title: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie
Genre: Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: American Legacy: Essential Blues, Folk & Country Music
Genre: Blues
Title: Folk Masters: Singers
Genre: Folk
Title: The Ultimate Christmas Collection
Genre: Folk
Title: The World Of... The Greatest Gospels
Genre: Gospel
Title: The Greatest Gospel Collection
Genre: Kids
Title: The World Of... Gospel
Genre: Gospel
Title: Jesus Is Coming Soon - The Most Wonderful Gospel Songs
Genre: Gospel
Title: Blues Master Singers
Genre: Blues
Title: Amazing Grace - Gospel Greats
Genre: Blues
Title: Leading Ladies of the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Christian Blues Music
Genre: Blues
Title: Contemporary Blues Queens
Genre: Blues
Title: Gospel Blues Gems
Genre: Blues
Title: Pop Blues Divas
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Country Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Chill Out Piano Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Música para Soñar-Gospel / Musica para Sonar-Gospel
Genre: Gospel
Title: I ♥ Gospel / I Gospel
Genre: Gospel
Title: Amazing Grace - Gospel Greats
Genre: Gospel
Title: When the Saints Go Marching In - Gospel Classics
Genre: Gospel
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 33
Genre: Pop
Title: When I Was a Young Girl: The Coolest Women of the 1960s
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Piano Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Folk Sing Along Songs
Genre: Folk
Title: Roots Protest Songs
Genre: Folk
Title: Live from the Old Town School, Vol. 1
Genre: Kids
Title: 20 Folk Hits
Genre: Folk
Title: Vanguard Folk Sampler
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: WomenFolk - Iconic Women of American Folk
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Folk Roots - The Sound of Americana
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Saddest Blues Songs Ever
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues Scene 1960s
Genre: Blues
Title: The American Dream: Yes We Can
Genre: Pop
Title: M.C. Records - The Best of 1996-2002
Genre: Blues
Title: Silverwolf Blues
Title: Hits of Jazz Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Gospel Chorus Vol.1
Genre: World Music
Title: Louisiana Blues - Mardi Gras
Genre: Blues
Title: The Folk Side of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Roots - Unplugged
Genre: Folk
Title: A Beginners Guide to Acoustic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Kerrville Vol. 2
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Jesus - We Love You
Genre: Gospel
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 10 (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of the Kerrville Folk Festival, Vol 2
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Folk Song Tradition
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: The Folk Song Tradition (Remastered)
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Essential Folk Revival
Genre: Pop
Title: Folk Songs for Kids
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist, Kids
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Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Sing Your Song: The Music
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Treasures from the Folk Den
Artist: Roger McGuinn
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Contemporary Folk
Title: A Prairie Home Companion: Tourists
Artist: Garrison Keillor
Genre: Jazz, Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Theatre/Soundtrack, Humor
Title: Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Pop, Classical
Title: Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger
Artist: Pete Seeger
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, World Music, Country, Kids, Indie, Folk
Title: Shout, Sister, Shout! - A Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Born to Be Blue (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Lightning In a Bottle (Original Sountrack Recording)
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Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Welcome To The Rileys (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Marc Streitenfeld
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
Artist: Elvis Presley
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack; Deluxe) (CD3)
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Genre: Rock
Title: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) [Deluxe] (CD3)
Artist: Elvis Presley
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Welcome to the Rileys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Peter, Paul & Mary: At Newport 1963-65
Artist: Peter, Paul & Mary
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Pop, Folk