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Odetta

Odetta has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 25 episodes and was first played on 12 November 2013.

Odetta (December 31, 1930 - December 2, 2008) was an African-American singer whose repertoire consists largely of American folk music, blues, and spirituals.

She was born Odetta Holmes 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, with a touring company of the musical Finian's Rainbow in 1949.

While on tour with Finian's Rainbow, Odetta "fell in with an enthusiastic group of…

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The Foggy Dew
Odetta
Vanguard1959
The Foggy Dew
OdettaVanguard1959
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Pastures Of Plenty
Odetta feat. Robert DeCormier, The Symphony Of The Air, The Robert DeCormier Chorale
Vanguard1960
Pastures Of Plenty
Odetta feat. Robert DeCormier, The Symphony Of The Air, The Robert DeCormier ChoraleVanguard1960
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Sakura
Odetta
RCA Victor1966
Sakura
OdettaRCA Victor1966
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Hit Or Miss
Odetta
Polydor1970
Hit Or Miss
OdettaPolydor1970
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Oh, My Babe
Odetta
Riverside Records1962
Oh, My Babe
OdettaRiverside Records1962
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If I Had A Ribbon Bow
Odetta
Tradition Records1957
If I Had A Ribbon Bow
OdettaTradition Records1957
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Movin' It On
Odetta
Rose Quartz Records1987
Movin' It On
OdettaRose Quartz Records1987
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Water Boy
Odetta, Larry
Fantasy1954
Water Boy
Odetta, LarryFantasy1954
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All The Pretty Little Horses
Odetta
Tradition Records1957
All The Pretty Little Horses
OdettaTradition Records1957
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Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Odetta
Vanguard1960
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
OdettaVanguard1960
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