R.I.P. Odetta, Voice of the American civil rights.
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Heaven must be a beautiful place today. We here on Earth have lost the legendary folk singer Odetta, a woman whose music made her a central figure of and one of the most cherished of voices for folk music and, more importantly, the civil rights movement in America of the 1960's. More than [...]
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I listened to an NPR piece on Odetta - first time I heard her. Amazing blues vocals. Inspired Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan amongst many others. I will be checking out her music in the near future...