Odetta A Life in Music and Protest

Ian Zack, Rosa Howard

eAudio - 2020

An AudioFile Best Audiobook of 2020The first in-depth biography of the legendary singer and “Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,” who combatted racism and prejudice through her music.Odetta channeled her anger and despair into some of the most powerful folk music the world has ever heard. Through her lyrics and iconic persona, Odetta made lasting political, social, and cultural change.A leader of the 1960s folk revival, Odetta is one of the most important singers of the last hundred years. Her music has influenced a huge number of artists over many decades, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, the Kinks, Jewel, and, more recently, Rhiannon Giddens and Miley Cyrus.But Odetta’s importance extends far beyond music. Journalist Ian Zack foll...ows Odetta from her beginnings in deeply segregated Birmingham, Alabama, to stardom in San Francisco and New York. Odetta used her fame to bring attention to the civil rights movement, working...

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Published
Beacon Press
Language
English
Main Authors
Ian Zack, Rosa Howard
Online Access
Overdrive Resource Page
Format
MP3 audiobook, OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook
File Size273 GB
Parts11
ISBN9780807094037
Release Date5/12/2020
OverDrive Listen audiobook
File Size273 GB
ISBN9780807094037
Release Date5/12/2020