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R.I.P.: Folk Legend Odetta Dead at 77

Dec 3, 2008, 8:34pm The Stranger Dance
odetta - Water Boy
Folk legend and "voice of the civil rights movement" Odetta died yesterday of heart disease. She was 77 years old. Odetta came to prominence in the 1950s, and was a major influence on future superstars like Bob Dylan , Harry Belafonte , Joan Baez and Janis Joplin . Odetta's influence on Dylan was such that he credited her as his inspiration to ditch rock in favor of folk music: "The first thing that turned me on to [...]
Artist:Odetta
Title:900 Miles
Link Text:Odetta - 900 Miles
File Name:900-miles.mp3
Bitrate:32 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Odetta
Title:Glory, Glory
Link Text:Odetta - Glory, Glory
File Name:11-glory-glory.mp3
Bitrate:147 kbps
Year:1956
Artist:Odetta
Title:Go Down, Sunshine
Link Text:Odetta - Go Down, Sunshine
File Name:11-go-down-sunshine.mp3
Bitrate:32 kbps
Year:1962
Artist:Odetta
Title:God's Gonna Cut You Down
Link Text:Odetta - Gods Gonna Cut You Down
File Name:15-gods-gonna-cut-you-down.mp3
Year:1956
Artist:Odetta
Title:Midnight Special
Link Text:Odetta - Midnight Special
File Name:14-midnight-special.mp3
Year:1957
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