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Though the stereotype for folksingers usually includes a couple of white-skinned hippies with acoustic guitars, African-American artists as diverse as Harry Belafonte and Odetta have left lasting influence on the craft. And, further, there's no use...
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Lewis, a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet, and his godfather was singer, actor and activist Paul Robeson. He received his first guitar at age 7, and by the time he entered middle school he was consumed by his music. Surrounded by major musical figures...
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While Kinda Kinks, the Kinks’ second album, is Ray Davies’ least favourite, and it shows clearly the signs of having been written and recorded in a hurry, with some sloppy double-tracking and less-than-stellar compositions, it is a clear step forward...
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They enjoyed success in New York, packing the club Tramps for three years, got a record contract and played Carnegie Hall. STORMIN' NORMAN & SUZY have shared stages with Manhattan Transfer, Tom Waits, Koko Taylor, Eubie Blake, Odetta, Loudon...
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Henry will perform “Reverie,” top to bottom in its entirety at the Old Town School. The great thing about being a Joe Henry fan is to have witnessed his growth as an artist. He is a much different and more abstract musician than the edgy “Americana”...
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He ran with the artists emerging from that heady proto-hippie scene, befriending burgeoning stars like Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, and Odetta, and appears to have been a key figure in the development of that influential little cosmos. But when Romney, an...
About Odetta (musician)
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Odetta Holmes, (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a human rights activist, often 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... Full Article
