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Odetta sings Leadbelly's Rock Island Line

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Uploaded by on Jul 7, 2007

Odetta dies at 77. Folk's grande dame Odetta has been a blues powerhouse since the 1950s.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called her "The queen of African-American folk music"

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  • We love you Odetta, thank you, R.I.P.

  • these people were lucky! Thank you for bringing this to us - now we're lucky too!!

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  • NO Lead Belly NO Beatles- I didnt make that up George Harrison did! Go to the indiegogo site & look up leadbellyfilm

  • it's not folk music you fucktard, it's BLUES

  • We are going to miss you when you're gone. One of the greats.

  • one of the greats!

    the mojo never left her for a second.

    rock on Odetta.

  • wish the quality was better but awesome anywho

  • @snowshoetom

    sorry clicked the wrong thumb

  • wow

    really like it

    thx 4 posting

  • Odetta,were all missing you!!! Thanks for showing so many of us how its done....right!  R.I.P.

  • On this vid she's 76!!I can't belive it!

    She looks like 60 old women hear,she has good form here!

    Rip Odetta,your voice has a strong

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