img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NJ8SWAZJL._SL500_AA240_.jpg"1 b, 21b, 21I first heard this record at John and Marcia's house in Stone Mountain, GA, in 1995. They got it on cassette when it came out in '88 and had been wearing it thin every year since. The spare acoustic sound of Odetta's voice and guitar picking, accompanied by only an upright bass throughout, brings these songs to life. I dubbed their tape copy, and I've practically worn out my tape -- which I still listen to every Christmas season (since this record is only about 30 minutes long, the 90 minute tape is filled with 60 minutes of other soul christmas songs). b, 21b, 21That same year, I found a CD copy of this in my local Oregon overpriced folk music and rain stick shop, paid the $18.99 they were asking, and sent it to John and Marcia. I hope they still listen to it. I know I do. b, 21b, 21Sad to see another legend join the heavenly choir.b, 21b, 21Peace, and Happy Christmas, Odetta.b, 21JRoot
I'm no big folk fan, but Odetta is one of the few in that genre that I'll listen to. I'll always give her props for being able to sing blues songs in a near-operatic voice and still have it sound correct, like it was meant to be sung that way. She was some kind of alright.
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