Odetta
Odetta, 2005
Background information
Birth name	Odetta Holmes
Also known as	Odetta Felious (her stepfather's surname), Odetta Gordon
Born	December 31, 1930 Birmingham, Alabama
Genre(s)	Folk/traditional Blues Spirituals Country blues Jazz
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard
Years active	1944-present
Label(s)	Fantasy Records Tradition Recordings Vanguard Records RCA Victor M.C. Records[1] Silverwolf[2] Original Blues Classics
Associated acts	Leadbelly, Janis Joplin, Bessie Smith, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt [3], Harry Belafonte
Website	M.C. Records

Odetta (b. December 31, 1930) is an African-American singer and guitarist whose repertoire consists largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. She was an important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and '60s, and a formative influence on artists such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Janis Joplin. Image File history File links Odetta2005. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State Counties Jefferson, Shelby Incorporated December 19, 1871 Government  - Type Mayor - Council  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (Current) Larry Langford (Mayor-Elect) Area  - City 151. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... 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Biography

Early life

She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, grew up in Los Angeles, California, and studied music at Los Angeles City College. Having operatic training from the age of 13, her first professional experience was in musical theater in 1944, as an ensemble member for four years with the Hollywood Turnabout Puppet Theatre, working alongside Elsa Lanchester; she later joined the national touring company of the musical Finian's Rainbow in 1949. Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State Counties Jefferson, Shelby Incorporated December 19, 1871 Government  - Type Mayor - Council  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (Current) Larry Langford (Mayor-Elect) Area  - City 151. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... The LACC location in 1922, when it was the campus of UCLA. Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Lanchester in Naughty Marietta Elsa Lanchester (October 28, 1902 - December 26, 1986 in Woodland Hills, California) was an Oscar-nominated English character actress who became a naturalized American citizen in 1950 along with her husband, actor Charles Laughton. ... Finians Rainbow is a musical with a book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane. ...

Career beginnings

While on tour with Finian's Rainbow, Odetta "fell in with an enthusiastic group of young balladeers in San Francisco", and after 1950 concentrated on folksinging.^[1] San Francisco redirects here. ... See also: 1949 in music, other events of 1950, 1951 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Malcolm Sargent becomes chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. ...

She made her name by playing around the United States: at the Blue Angel nightclub (New York City), the hungry i (San Francisco), and Tin Angel (San Francisco), where she and Larry Mohr recorded Odetta and Larry in 1954, for Fantasy Records. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The hungry i was a legendary San Francisco nightclub operated in the mid-1950s and early 1960s by Enrico Banducci at 599 Jackson Street in the North Beach district. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Tin Angel is now the common name for Odetta & Larrys only album, a collection of all their recordings, originally released in 1954 as Odetta And Larry. // The album is a collection of recordings of Odetta and Larry Mohr from 1953-54; it was partially recorded live at San... Fantasy Records is a United States based record label, which was founded by Max and Sol Weiss in 1949 in San Francisco, California. ...

A solo career followed, with Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues (1956) and Odetta at the Gate of Horn (1957). Odetta Sings Folk Songs was one of 1963's best-selling folk albums. Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues is the debut solo album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in 1956. ...

In 1961, Martin Luther King, Jr. anointed her "The Queen of American folk music",^[2] and poet Maya Angelou once said,
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Acting career

Having previous acting experience, Odetta has also acted in several films, notably in Cinerama Holiday (1955), the film of William Faulkner's Sanctuary (1961) and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974). The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. ... William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American novelist and poet whose works feature his native state of Mississippi. ... Sanctuary is considered one of the more controversial of William Faulkners novels, given its theme of rape. ... The year 1961 in film involved some significant events. ... The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a 1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines, whose narrator, a 110-year-old african-american woman named Jane Pittman, tells about her life. ... See also: 1973 in film 1974 1975 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ...

See Filmography.

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1970s - 80s

Changing her musical direction, Odetta used band arrangements rather than playing alone, and released music of a more "jazz" style music on albums like Odetta and The Blues (1962) and Odetta (1967). In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... In music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch, such as a lead sheet. ... For other article subjects named Jazz see jazz (disambiguation). ... Inlay Essay by Ed Michel Odetta and The Blues is an album by folk singer Odetta, released in 1962. ... Not to be confused with other self-titled albums by Odetta on different labels: the 1963 compilation Odetta (Everest album); and 2003s Odetta (Silverwolf album). ...

Odetta only released two new albums in the 20-year period from 1977-1997: Movin' It On and Christmas Spirituals, both in 1987.

Recent years

Beginning in 1998, she began working with new manager, Doug Yeager of Douglas A. Yeager Productions, Ltd., re-focused her energies on recording and touring and her career took on a major resurgence. The new CD To Ella (recorded live and dedicated to her old friend Ella Fitzgerald upon hearing of her passing before walking on stage),was released in 1998 on Silverwolf Records, followed by three new releases on M.C. Records M.C. Records, which cemented a partnership with pianist/arranger/producer Seth Farber and record producer Mark Carpentieri, including: "Blues Everywhere I Go", a 2000 Grammy Nominated blues/jazz band tribute album to the great lady blues singers of the 1920s and 1930s; Looking for a Home, a 2002 W.C. Handy Award nominated band tribute to Lead Belly; and the 2007 Grammy Nominated Gonna Let It Shine, a live album of gospel and spiritual songs supported by Seth Farber and The Holmes Brothers. These new recordings and an active world touring schedule created the demand for her guest star appearance on fourteen new albums of other artists (between 1999 and 2006), and the re-release of forty-five old Odetta albums and compilation appearances. Odetta (Silverwolf album) redirects here - other self-titled albums by Odetta on different labels are: the 1963 compilation Odetta (Everest album); and 1967 album Odetta (Folkways album). ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. ... The Blues Music Awards are presented by the Blues Foundation, a non-profit organization set up to foster the blues and their heritage. ... For the film, see Leadbelly (film). ...

On September 29, 1999, President Bill Clinton presented Odetta with the National Endowment for the Arts' National Medal of the Arts & Humanities. In 2004, Odetta was honored at the Kennedy Center in Washington with the "Visionary Award" along with a tribute performance by Tracy Chapman. In 2005, the Library of Congress in Washington honored her with its' rare "Living Legend Award" (only the third time every awarded). William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The National Endowment for the Arts is a United States federally funded program that offers support and funding for projects that exhibit artistic excellence. ...

The 2005 documentary film No Direction Home, directed by Martin Scorsese, highlights her musical influence on Bob Dylan, the subject of the documentary. The film contains an archive clip of Odetta performing "Waterboy" on TV in 1959, and we also hear Odetta's songs "Muleskinner Blues" and "No More Auction Block for Me". This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... For other uses, see No direction home (disambiguation). ... Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, writer and producer and founder of the World Cinema Foundation. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... For other uses, see Water boy (disambiguation). ... Blue Yodel #8 (a. ...

In 2006, Odetta opened shows for jazz vocalist Madeleine Peyroux, and in 2006 she toured the US, Canada, and Europe accompanied by her pianist, which included being presented by the US Embassy in Latvia as the keynote speaker at a Human Rights conference, and also in a concert in the capital city of Riga's historic 1,000 year old Maza Guild Hall. In December, 2006, the Winnipeg Folk Festival honored Odetta with their "Lifetime Achievement Award." In February, 2007, The International Folk Alliance awarded Odetta as "Traditional Folk Artist of the Year." On March 24, 2007 a tribute concert to Odetta was presented in Washington, D.C. at the Rachel Schlessinger Theatre by the World Folk Music Association with live performance and video tributes by Pete Seeger, Madeleine Peyroux, Harry Belafonte, Janis Ian, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Josh White, Jr., Peter, Paul & Mary, Oscar Brand, Tom Rush, Jesse Winchester, Eric Andersen, Wavy Gravy, David Amram, Roger McGuinn, Robert Sims, Carolyn Hester, Donal Leace, Marie Knight, Side By Side, and Laura McKee (from Scotland). Madeleine Peyroux (b. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American...

Influence

Among the many musicians who cite Odetta as a major musical influence have been:

• Janis Joplin - "Janis spent much of her adolescence listening to Odetta, who was also the first person Janis imitated when she started singing".^[4]
• Bob Dylan, who said, "The first thing that turned me on to folk singing was Odetta. I heard a record of hers [Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues] in a record store, back when you could listen to records right there in the store. Right then and there, I went out and traded my electric guitar and amplifier for an acoustical guitar, a flat-top Gibson. ... [That album was] just something vital and personal. I learned all the songs on that record. It was her first and the songs were- 'Mule Skinner', 'Waterboy', 'Jack of Diamonds', ''Buked and Scorned'."^[5]
  In 1965, Odetta recorded an album of Dylan covers, Odetta Sings Dylan.
• Joan Baez said "Odetta was a goddess. Her passion moved me. I learned everything she sang."^[6]

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Discography

** denotes Grammy nomination. *** denotes Grammy Winner This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Studio & live albums:

• 1954 The Tin Angel (with Larry Mohr)
• 1956 Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues
• 1957 Odetta at the Gate of Horn
• 1959 My Eyes Have Seen
• 1960 Ballad For Americans and Other American Ballads
• 1960 Odetta At Carnegie Hall (live)
• 1960 Christmas Spirituals
• 1962 Odetta and The Blues
• 1962 Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin'
• 1962 Odetta At Town Hall (live)
• 1963 One Grain Of Sand
• 1963 Odetta Sings Folk Songs **
• 1964 It's A Mighty World
• 1964 Odetta Sings Of Many Things
• 1965 Odetta Sings Dylan
• 1966 Odetta In Japan (live)
• 1967 Odetta
• 1968 Odetta Sings the Blues
• 1970 Odetta Sings
• 1976 Odetta at the Best of Harlem (live) [4]
• 1987 Movin' It On
• 1987 Odetta Sings Christmas Spirituals
• 1998 To Ella (live)

Also released as Odetta & American Folk Music Pioneer

• 1999 Blues Everywhere I Go **
• 2001 Looking for a Home
• 2002 Women In (E)motion
• 2005 Gonna Let It Shine **

Compilations: The Tin Angel is now the common name for Odetta & Larrys only album, a collection of all their recordings, originally released in 1954 as Odetta And Larry. // The album is a collection of recordings of Odetta and Larry Mohr from 1953-54; it was partially recorded live at San... The cover of 1993 CD re-release The Tin Angel Odetta & Larry was a short-lived blues-folk band in the mid-1950s. ... Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues is the debut solo album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in 1956. ... Inlay Essay by Ed Michel Odetta and The Blues is an album by folk singer Odetta, released in 1962. ... Odetta Sings Dylan is the 1965 album by American folk singer Odetta, an entire album of covers of Bob Dylan songs. ... Not to be confused with other self-titled albums by Odetta on different labels: the 1963 compilation Odetta (Everest album); and 2003s Odetta (Silverwolf album). ... Odetta (Silverwolf album) redirects here - other self-titled albums by Odetta on different labels are: the 1963 compilation Odetta (Everest album); and 1967 album Odetta (Folkways album). ... Not to be confused with other self-titled albums by Odetta on different labels: the 1963 compilation Odetta (Everest album); and 1967 album Odetta (Folkways album). ... Alternative album covers Odetta (Silverwolf album) (2003) American Folk Music Pioneer (2003) To Ella is an album by American folk singer Odetta, released 1998 on Silverwolf Records. ...

• 1963 Odetta
• 1967 The Best of Odetta
• 1973 The Essential Odetta (live)

This album is a combination of the Carnegie Hall & Town Hall albums

• 1994 The Best of Odetta: Ballads & Blues
• 1999 The Best of the Vanguard Years
• 2000 Livin' with the Blues
• 2000 Absolutely the Best
• 2002 The Tradition Masters
• 2006 Best of the M.C. Records Years 1999-2005

Albums on which Odetta features: Not to be confused with other self-titled albums by Odetta on different labels: Odetta (Folkways album) from 1967; and 2003s Odetta (Silverwolf album). ...

• 1959 Newport Folk Festival
• 1960 Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall (Harry Belafonte) [5]
  Tracks: "I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain", "Water Boy", "There's a hole in the bucket"
• 1960 Folk Festival At Newport Vol. 2
• 1963 Jimmy Witherspoon
  Track: duet on "Lonesome Road."
• 1964 We Shall Overcome: The March on Washington ***
  Tracks: "Freedom Trilogy": "I’m on My Way", "Come and Go with Me" & "Oh Freedom".
• 1968 A Tribute To Woodie Guthrie Vol. 1 **
  Track:"This Land Is Your Land/Narration" (with Arlo Guthrie & co. and Will Geer)
• 1970 A Tribute To Woodie Guthrie Vol. 2, "Pastures of Plenty"
• 1972 Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie
• 1976 Aftertones (Janis Ian)
• 1987 Songs of the Working People
• 1987 Greatest Folksingers of the 'Sixties **
  Track:"John Henry"
• 1988 Greenwich Folk Festival
• 1993 Other Voices, Other Rooms (Nanci Griffith) **
• 1993 Rare, Live and Classic (Joan Baez)
• 1994 Freedom is a Constant Struggle
• 1995 Scenes from a Scene: Greenwich Village
• 1995 A Folksinger's Christmas
• 1995 Assassins in the Kingdom (Michael Jonathan)
• 1996 At Home/Around the World (David Amram & Friends]])
• 1997 Mojo Club: V.4 Light My Fire
• 1998 Other Voices TOO (Nanci Griffith)
• 1998 Miriam McKeba-Odetta (Harry Belafonte)
• 1998 Giants of Folk: Leadbelly/Guthrie/Odetta [6]
• 1998 Where Have All the Flowers Gone
• 1998 Original Seeds: Songs that Inspired Nick Cave
• 1998 Folk Hits of the 1960s
• 2000 Sounds of a Better World
• 2000 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack **
• 2000 Hyacinths and Thistles (the 6ths)
  Track: "Waltzing Me All The Way Home"
• 2000 Women of Silverworlf
• 2000 Rollin' Into Memphis: Songs of John Hiatt
• 2000 Gospel
• 2000 Route 50: Driving New Routes
• 2000 Queens of the Blues
• 2001 Roger McGuinn: Treasures from the Folk Den **
• 2001 Washington Square Memories
• 2001 Jazz Ladies
• 2001 Say Yo' Business
• 2001 Philadelphia Folk Festival: 40th Anniversary
• 2001 Say It Out Loud
• 2001 Folk Music
• 2001 Sounds of a Better World (Small Voices Calling) [7]
• 2002 Blues Treasures
• 2002 This Land Is Your Land
• 2002 Soul & Inspiration
• 2003 Broken Hearted Blues
• 2003 Blues Had a Baby & It's Rock 'n Roll
• 2003 In the Wind
• 2003 Beginner's Guide to Folk Music
• 2003 Seeds: The Songs of Pete Seeger
• 2003 Respond II [8]
• 2003 The Prestige Blues Sampler
• 2003 Corner of Bleeker and Blues
• 2003 Best of M.C. Records 1996-2002
• 2003 Let Freedom Sing
• 2003 Best of Kerrville Festival
• 2003 Patriot's Songbook
• 2003 Blue Box of Blues
• 2003 Shout Sister Shout: Rosetta Tharpe Tribute
• 2004 Baby Don't Tear My Clothes (James Cotton)
• 2004 Ladies Man (Pinetop Perkins) **
• 2004 My Country Awake: Freedom Compilation
• 2004 Eric Bibb & Friends
• 2004 Salute to the Blues: Listening in the Bottle
• 2005 Folk: The Life, Times & Music Series

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Filmography and TV appearances

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Notes

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External links

• Odetta at the All Music Guide Biography
• A page from her current record company, MC Records
• A page from her management company, Concerted Efforts
• Odetta Vanguard Records
• Fan page at Geocities
• Odetta biography and video interview excerpts by The National Visionary Leadership Project