Biography
Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 β December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and civil 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 influenced many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin. In 2011 Time magazine included her recording of "Take This Hammer" on its list of the 100 Greatest Popular Songs, stating that "Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music."
Filmography
all 15
Movies 12
self 10
TV Shows 3
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 (2019)
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013)
Blues Divas (2005)
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000)
Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci Griffith (1999)
Classic Albums (1997)
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms (1993)
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers (1993)
The Fire Next Time (1993)
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration (1977)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
The March (1964)
Sanctuary (1961)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1930-12-31
Deathday2008-12-02 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceBirmingham, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsOdetta Holmes
AwardsLibrary of Congress Living Legend, War Resisters League Peace Award, National Medal of Arts
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