R.I.P Odetta
Listen to Another Man Done Gone” (youtube).
Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 77 (NYtimes)
“The first thing that turned me on to folk singing was Odetta,” Bob Dylan said, referring to that record, in a 1978 interview with Playboy . He said he heard “something vital and personal. I learned all the songs on that record.”
The Last Word:Watch a full-length version of the video, including an extended interview with the singer, whose voice was the soundtrack of the civil rights movement. (NYtimes)