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Odetta, RIP

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  • volumenvolumen 2,532 Posts
    RIP. Amazing Woman. Gone too young.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    damn
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
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    font class="post"1b, 21man i said it before and say it agin the legends just keep dropping
  • luckluck 4,077 Posts
    A shame. A legacy to be respected.b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/Odetta_Sings_Ballads_and_Blues_original_cover_1956.jpg"1b, 21b, 21One of the best examples of 50s LP cover art. Gorgeous.
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,471 Posts
    Damn. RIP.
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  • Controller_7Controller_7 4,052 Posts
    rip
  • CousinLarryCousinLarry 4,618 Posts
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  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,913 Posts
    Just heard about this - a real shame. RIP.
  • JRootJRoot 861 Posts
    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
  • LokoOneLokoOne 1,823 Posts
    Damn...sad to hear. I just recently scored several of her lps and had fallen in love with her beautiful voice and emotive singing....b, 21b, 21RIP....
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    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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