Odetta sadly died earlier this year, and she is sorely missed. Known for being a civil rights leader as well, her fame came foremost from being a folk singers. The Tradition label reissued her first two albums not that long ago on CD in a collection called Odetta: The Essential Masters. If it is still available, check it out. It has some powerful performances of obscure material you are unlikely to hear elsewhere. I listened to it the morning she died and it pounded in my ears like rain.
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