ODETTA
Born in Alabama during the Great Depression (1930), although Odetta and her mother moved to Los Angeles in 1937, her soul had been baptized in the black prison songs and work songs from the southern fields. Considered by many of my generation as the voice of civil rights in America, our “biscuit roller has done gone.” (December 3, 2008) She traveled most of the 20th century, now on her way after serving as a key to so many doors.
With the current economic crisis impacting so many around the globe, I thought I would share this YouTube selection. “Brother Can You Spare A Dime” — Dr. John & Odetta
kenne
Reblogged this on Becoming is Superior to Being and commented:
In December 2008, many people were asking for a spare dime. Today’s economy is much better than 13 years ago, still many people are homeless without a dime. — kenne