| LC control no. | no 92003124 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.O34 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Odetta, 1930-2008 |
| Variant(s) | Felious, Odetta, 1930-2008 Gordon, Odetta Felious, 1930-2008 Holmes, Odetta, 1930-2008 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19301231 |
| Death date | 20081202 |
| Place of birth | Birmingham (Ala.) |
| Place of death | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Music Folk music Civil rights |
| Profession or occupation | Folk singers African American women singers Composers Human rights workers |
| Found in | Odetta [SR] 1973: labels (Odetta) Blues ww, c1979 (Gordon, Odetta Felious (aka: Odetta); b. 12-31-30, Birmingham (Jefferson Co), AL; folk singer, guitarist) Odetta papers, 1960-1998: (Folk singer Odetta (née Odetta Holmes, aka Odetta Felious) is one of the best-known African-American folk singers in the United States, a formative influence on artists such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Janis Joplin) Wikipedia, May 2, 2008 (Odetta; birth name: Odetta Holmes; also known as: Odetta Felious (stepfather's surname), Odetta Gordon; b. Dec. 31, 1930, Birmingham, Ala.; African-American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and human rights activist, often referred to as "the voice of the Civil Rights Movement") New York times WWW site, Dec. 3, 2008 (Odetta; b. Odetta Holmes, Dec. 31, 1930, Birmingham, Ala.; d. Tuesday [Dec. 2, 2008], Manhattan, aged 77; singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement) |
| Associated language | eng |
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