Folk singers African American women singers Composers Human rights workers
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Felious, Odetta, 1930-2008
Gordon, Odetta Felious, 1930-2008
Holmes, Odetta, 1930-2008
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Odetta [SR] 1973 labels (Odetta)
Blues ww, c1979 (Gordon, Odetta Felious (aka: Odetta); b. 12-31-30, Birmingham (Jefferson Co), AL; folk singer, guitarist)
Odetta papers, 1960-1998 (Folk singer Odetta (née Odetta Holmes, aka Odetta Felious) is one of the best-known African-American folk singers in the United States, a formative influence on artists such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Janis Joplin)
Wikipedia, May 2, 2008 (Odetta; birth name: Odetta Holmes; also known as: Odetta Felious (stepfather's surname), Odetta Gordon; b. Dec. 31, 1930, Birmingham, Ala.; African-American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and human rights activist, often referred to as "the voice of the Civil Rights Movement")
New York times WWW site, Dec. 3, 2008 (Odetta; b. Odetta Holmes, Dec. 31, 1930, Birmingham, Ala.; d. Tuesday [Dec. 2, 2008], Manhattan, aged 77; singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement)