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 American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, she was influential musically and ideologically to many o...
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Date of birth:
- Dec 31, 1930
Date of death:
- Dec 2, 2008 (age 77 years)
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- Odetta Gordon,
- Odetta Felious
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