Artist: Odetta
Real name
Odetta Holmes
Born
December 31, 1930
Died
December 2, 2008
Country
United States
Comments
Blues, gospel and folk singer, guitarist and composer. Odetta was known as the "Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Also known as Odetta Felious (stepfather's surname) and Odetta Gordon (es-spouse's surname).
See also
Performances
Originals
Title
|
Performer | Release date | Covered by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Hit or Miss | Odetta | December 1970 |
(2 artists)
Sampled by (2 artists) |
| 2 |
|
Take This Hammer | Odetta | 1958 |
(30 artists)
|
Covers
Songs written by
Original songs
Title
|
Written by | Covered by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hit or Miss | Odetta |
(2 artists)
|
Releases
Audio album
Title
|
Performer | Release date | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christmas Spirituals | Odetta | 1960 | Vanguard |
| 2 | My Eyes Have Seen | Odetta | 1959 | Vanguard |
| 3 | Odetta at the Gate of Horn | Odetta | 1958 | Tradition Records |
| 4 | Odetta and Larry | Odetta | 1954 | Fantasy |
| 5 | Odetta Sings | Odetta | December 1970 | Polydor |
| 6 | Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues | Odetta | 1956 | Tradition Records |
| 7 | Odetta Sings Dylan | Odetta | 1965 | RCA Victor |
| 8 | Odetta Sings of Many Things | Odetta | 1964 | RCA Victor |
| 9 | One Grain of Sand | Odetta | 1963 | Vanguard |
Performances also appear on
Title
|
Performer | Release date | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Folk Festival at Newport Volume 2 | various artists | 1959 | Vanguard |
| 2 | Rollin' Into Memphis - Songs of John Hiatt | various artists | August 22, 2000 | Telarc |
Forum topics
| Topic | Board | Started by | Replies | ||
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Pastures of Plenty cover by Odetta | Add songs | tex napalm | 0 |
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