Odetta (1930-2008) - No More Auction Block

Odetta Holmes, (December 31, 1930 December 2, 2008)

Poet, Maya Angelou once said "If only one could be sure that every 50 years a voice and a soul like Odetta's would come along, the centuries would pass so quickly and painlessly we would hardly recognize time."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odetta

Thank you, Odetta

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• Odetta
• Auction
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• Folk
• Blues
• Slavery
• Emancipation

[stemunday]

Dylan said in a couple of interviews that he took his melody for "Blowin' in the Wind" from this.

[sandinmyears1]

@Dubelosix - it is also said to be an inspirtation to the song "We Shall Overcome." All these years and I never noticed the similarity of the Bob Dylan and the Civil Rights songs.

[pizzirilla1]

c'est tellement touchant.

[Alexm799]

Harrowing pictures, the man's scarred back made me shudder, it makes me ashamed to be white when when I see things like that. Fantastic song anyway.

[gabrielrheaume]

Beautiful and haunting. The photos of the slave-trade are sickly disturbing. Good job finding the photos.

[suiru]

@Dubelosix

I agree

:)

[suiru]

so beautiful

:)

[Dubelosix]

this song have the same melody with "Blowin' in the Wind'...

[babekae]

beautiful song