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Odetta
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Person · Female · actor · civil rights advocate · guitarist

Odetta

Odetta Felious · Odetta Gordon · Odetta Holmes
Born 31 Dec 1930Died 2 Dec 2008United States45 albums

American singer (1930–2008)

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Biography

Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known mononymously as Odetta, was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement", her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, she influenced many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin. In 2011 Time magazine included her recording of "Take This Hammer" on its list of the 100 Greatest Popular Songs, stating that "Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music."

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Songs written

  1. There’s a Hole in the Bucketarranger1960 · 48 releases
  2. New Genious (Brother)writer2001 · 44 releases
  3. Hit or Misswriter1970 · 21 releases
  4. If Anybody Ask Youwriter2014 · 2 releases

Songs recorded

  1. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands16 versions
  2. Midnight Special15 versions
  3. John Henry14 versions
  4. Take This Hammer14 versions
  5. If I Had A Hammer13 versions
  6. The Fox12 versions
  7. Santy Anno11 versions
  8. All The Pretty Little Horses10 versions
  9. Another Man Done Gone10 versions
  10. Battle Hymn Of The Republic10 versions
  11. Timber10 versions
  12. Chilly Winds9 versions
  13. Devilish Mary9 versions
  14. No More Cane On The Brazos9 versions
  15. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child9 versions
  16. Deep Blue Sea8 versions
  17. Deep River8 versions
  18. Lowlands8 versions
  19. Muleskinner Blues8 versions
  20. No More Auction Block For Me8 versions
  21. Pastures Of Plenty8 versions
  22. Poor Little Jesus8 versions
  23. Shame And Scandal8 versions
  24. Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down7 versions
  25. Easy Rider7 versions
  26. Hit Or Miss7 versions
  27. Hold On7 versions
  28. Hound Dog7 versions
  29. John Riley7 versions
  30. Joshua7 versions
  31. Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho7 versions
  32. Sail Away Ladies7 versions
  33. Saro Jane7 versions
  34. Alabama Bound6 versions
  35. Been In The Pen6 versions
  36. Go Tell It On The Mountain6 versions
  37. Greensleeves6 versions
  38. If I Had A Ribbon Bow6 versions
  39. Maybe She Go6 versions
  40. Motherless Children6 versions
  41. Prettiest Train6 versions
  42. Rambling Round Your City6 versions
  43. The Foggy Dew6 versions
  44. When I Was A Young Girl6 versions
  45. Down On Me5 versions
  46. Gallows Pole5 versions
  47. Glory, Glory5 versions
  48. God's A-Gonna Cut You Down5 versions
  49. He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands5 versions
  50. Hush Little Baby5 versions
  51. I Know Where I'm Going5 versions
  52. I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain / Water Boy5 versions
  53. If Anybody Asks You5 versions
  54. Jack O' Diamonds5 versions
  55. Mary Had A Baby5 versions
  56. Meeting At The Building5 versions
  57. Ox-Driver Song5 versions
  58. Payday At Coal Creek5 versions
  59. Shout For Joy5 versions
  60. Special Delivery Blues5 versions
  61. Virgin Mary Had One Son5 versions
  62. Water Boy5 versions
  63. What Month Was Jesus Born In?5 versions
  64. A Hole In The Bucket4 versions
  65. Beautiful Star4 versions
  66. Children Go Where I Send Thee4 versions
  67. Gallows Tree (Gallows Pole)4 versions
  68. God's Gonna Cut You Down4 versions
  69. Going Home4 versions
  70. Great Historical Bum4 versions
  71. House Of The Rising Sun4 versions
  72. I'm Going Back To The Red Clay Country4 versions
  73. Jumpin' Judy4 versions
  74. Lass of the Low Country4 versions
  75. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out4 versions
  76. O Jerusalem4 versions
  77. Old Cotton Fields At Home4 versions
  78. Pretty Horses4 versions
  79. Spiritual Trilogy4 versions
  80. 'Buked And Scorned3 versions
  81. Bald Headed Woman3 versions
  82. Ballad For Americans3 versions
  83. Cool Water3 versions
  84. Cotton Fields3 versions
  85. Dark As A Dungeon3 versions
  86. Empty Pocket Blues3 versions
  87. Glory Glory3 versions
  88. He Had A Long Chain On3 versions
  89. How Long Blues3 versions
  90. Jack O'Diamonds3 versions
  91. Jack O’ Diamonds3 versions
  92. Livin' With the Blues3 versions
  93. Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor3 versions
  94. Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out3 versions
  95. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out3 versions
  96. On Top Of Old Smokey3 versions
  97. One Man's Hands3 versions
  98. Ramblin' Round3 versions
  99. Roberta3 versions
  100. Rock Island Line3 versions
  101. Spiritual Trilogy: Oh Freedom / Come And Go With Me / I'm On My Way3 versions
  102. The Frozen Logger3 versions
  103. The Gallow's Pole3 versions
  104. The Lass From The Low Countree3 versions
  105. This Land3 versions
  106. This Little Light Of Mine3 versions
  107. This Train Is Bound For Glory3 versions
  108. Three Pigs3 versions
  109. What Month Was Jesus Born In3 versions
  110. Why Oh Why3 versions
  111. Ain't No Grave2 versions
  112. Ain't That A-Rockin'2 versions
  113. Amazing Grace2 versions
  114. Be My Woman2 versions
  115. Believe I'll Go2 versions
  116. Black Woman2 versions
  117. Boll Weevil2 versions
  118. Buked And Scorned2 versions
  119. Bull Jine Run2 versions
  120. Camphorated Oil2 versions

Albums

Sings Ballads and Blues
Sings Ballads and BluesOdetta · 1956
At the Gate of Horn
At the Gate of HornOdetta · 1957
The Tin Angel
The Tin AngelOdetta · 1958
My Eyes Have Seen
My Eyes Have SeenOdetta · 1959
Christmas Spirituals
Christmas SpiritualsOdetta · 1960
Odetta Sings the Ballad for Americans and Other American Ballads
Odetta Sings the Ballad for Americans and Other American BalladsOdetta · 1960
Odetta at Carnegie Hall
Odetta at Carnegie HallOdetta · 1960
Odetta and the Blues
Odetta and the BluesOdetta · 1962
Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin'
Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin'Odetta · 1962
At Town Hall
At Town HallOdetta · 1963
Odetta
OdettaOdetta · 1963
One Grain of Sand
One Grain of SandOdetta · 1963
Sings Folk Songs
Sings Folk SongsOdetta · 1963
It's a Mighty World
It's a Mighty WorldOdetta · 1964
Odetta Sings of Many Things
Odetta Sings of Many ThingsOdetta · 1964
Odetta Sings Dylan
Odetta Sings DylanOdetta · 1965
Odetta in Japan
Odetta in JapanOdetta · 1966
Odetta
OdettaOdetta · 1967
The Best of Odetta
The Best of OdettaOdetta · 1967
Odetta Sings
Odetta SingsOdetta · 1970
Ballad For Americans
Ballad For AmericansBrock Peters with Odetta · 1976
The Essential Odetta
The Essential OdettaOdetta · 1987
Christmas Spirituals
Christmas SpiritualsOdetta · 1988
The Best of Odetta: Ballads and Blues
The Best of Odetta: Ballads and BluesOdetta · 1994
To Ella
To EllaOdetta · 1998
Best of the Vanguard Years
Best of the Vanguard YearsOdetta · 1999
Blues Everywhere I Go
Blues Everywhere I GoOdetta · 1999
Absolutely the Best
Absolutely the BestOdetta · 2000
Livin' With the Blues
Livin' With the BluesOdetta · 2000
As Blue as They Can Be
As Blue as They Can BeJimmy Witherspoon, Richard “Groove” Holmes, Odetta · 2001
Lookin' for a Home
Lookin' for a HomeOdetta · 2001
Ballad For Americans and Their Other American Ballads / At Carnegie Hall
Ballad For Americans and Their Other American Ballads / At Carnegie HallOdetta · 2002
The Tradition Masters
The Tradition MastersOdetta · 2002
Gonna Let It Shine
Gonna Let It ShineOdetta · 2005
Vanguard Visionaries: Odetta
Vanguard Visionaries: OdettaOdetta · 2007
Studs Terkel Radio Show
Studs Terkel Radio ShowOdetta · 2011
7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks
7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio TracksOdetta · 2012
Its Impossible - At The Best Of Harlem
Its Impossible - At The Best Of HarlemOdetta · 2015
Sings Ballads and Blues - Early Album Collection
Sings Ballads and Blues - Early Album CollectionOdetta & Harry Belafonte · 2016
The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement (remastered)
The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement (remastered)Odetta · 2020
Odetta at Carnegie Hall and at Town Hall
Odetta at Carnegie Hall and at Town HallOdetta · 2021
The Story of Vanguard
The Story of VanguardThe Weavers, Odetta, Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte‐Marie, Doc Watson & Skip James · 2021
Essential Classics, Vol. 617: Odetta
Essential Classics, Vol. 617: OdettaOdetta · 2024
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Way Down
Way DownOdetta

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