...From the Tavis Smiley show (2008) and a publicity shot (1964)





...March on Washington - 1963


Called "The Queen of American Folk Music" by Dr. Martin Luther King, and a major influence on more well known artists such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. In 1999 she was awarded a National Medal of the Arts by then President Bill Clinton.


Keep On Movin' It On...



...Mighty fine voice I might add for someone approaching 78 years old.



Text transcript & audio, along with a short video:
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/t...80306.html

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...A couple of incomplete videos from early in her career.



From the Sister Rosetta Tharpe Benefit Concert...



...January 11, 2008

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"I learned all the songs on that record. It was her first and the songs were "Mule Skinner", "Jack of Diamonds", "Water Boy", "'Buked and Scorned."

...Bob Dylan



"Odetta was a goddess. Her passion moved me. I learned everything she sang."

...Joan Baez

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Her latest album...



...Gonna Let It Shine (2005)



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Tribal Disorder

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