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Odetta Holmes, known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil and human 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. 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."
Birth Name
Odetta Holmes
Born
Wednesday, 31 December 1930
Died
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem | Self | 2020 |
Country Music | Self | 2019 |
Street Journeys | Self | 2013 |
The March | Self | 2013 |
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation | Self | 2013 |
Sing Your Song | Self | 2012 |
Blues Divas | Self | 2005 |
Lightning in a Bottle | Self | 2004 |
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack | Self | 2000 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem | Self | 2020 |
Country Music | Self | 2019 |
Street Journeys | Self | 2013 |
The March | Self | 2013 |
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation | Self | 2013 |
Sing Your Song | Self | 2012 |
Blues Divas | Self | 2005 |
Lightning in a Bottle | Self | 2004 |
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack | Self | 2000 |
Classic Albums | Self | 1997 |
Later... With Jools Holland | Self | 1992 |
American Masters | Self | 1986 |
Chords of Fame | Self | 1984 |
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Big Laura | 1974 |
Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
Della | Self | 1969 |
The Johnny Cash Show | Self - Singer | 1969 |
Festival | Self | 1967 |
The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
The March | Self | 1964 |
ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
The Lloyd Thaxton Show | Self | 1964 |
Sanctuary | Nancy Mannigoe | 1961 |
Have Gun - Will Travel | Sarah Gibbs | 1957 |
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | Herself - Singer | 1956 |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Singer | 1948 |