Odetta
Americannoun
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Odetta Holmes, 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
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a female given name.
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Lee was a session bassist who has played on albums by Odetta, Woody Guthrie, Cat Stevens, Gordon Lightfoot, John Lee Hooker and Peter, Paul and Mary, among many others.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
Works featuring figures like Lead Belly, Odetta, and Josh White appear here.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
Special guest Odetta Holmes, the influential singer and human rights activist, performed with Belafonte — an episode that can be watched online today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
Odetta said something similar: “There are those people who are at their best when they are inventing,” she once said.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2021
A year later the partner died, and Murray and his wife, Odetta, decided to use the property for a hotel.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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