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Folk singer Odetta dies of heart disease at 77
Odetta, the folksinger with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77. Odetta died Tuesday of heart disease at Lenox Hill Hospital, said her manager of 12 years, Doug Yeager. She...Tags: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Manhattan (New York City), Government, Death and Dying
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American folk music legend Odetta Holmes dies at 77
Odetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77.
Odetta died Tuesday of heart disease at Lenox Hill Hospital, said her manager of 12 years, Doug Yeager. She...Tags: Bill Clinton, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Death and Dying, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Washington Post Company
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Refunds Available For Odetta Tickets; Britney Spears at Mohegan Sun
Folk singer and civil rights icon Odetta died Tuesday in New York of heart disease. She was 77. An influence on Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, among many others, Odetta had been scheduled to perform Jan. 11 at First Church of Christ in Simsbury. Refunds are...Tags: Theater, Webster Theatre, Ohio, Iron Horse Music Hall, Greg Brown
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Odetta, An American Folk Music Legend, 77
Associated PressOdetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced musicians for a half-century, died Tuesday at age 77. She was admitted to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City with kidney failure about three weeks ago, said her manager,...Tags: Blues, Lenox Hill, Music, Folk Music, Prisons
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Folk singer Odetta, who influenced legions of musicians, pushed for civil rights, dies at 77
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Odetta's monumental voice rang out in August 1963 when she sang "I'm on My Way" at the historic March on Washington, where Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. She had hoped to perform again in Washington next month when...Tags: Bill Clinton, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Death and Dying, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Washington Post Company
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Folk music legend Odetta dies at 77
Tribune NewspapersOdetta, the classically trained folk, blues and gospel singer who used her powerfully rich and dusky voice to champion African-American music and civil rights issues for more than half a century starting in the folk revival of the 1950s, has died. She was...Tags: Bill Clinton, Woody Guthrie, Tracy Chapman, Janis Joplin, Racism
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Odetta, legend of folk music, civil rights cause
The Associated PressOdetta, the acclaimed folk singer who influenced generations of musicians and was an icon in the civil rights struggle, died Tuesday after battling heart disease. She was 77. She was admitted to Lenox Hill Hospital with kidney failure about three weeks...Tags: Bill Clinton, Bob Dylan, Harry Belafonte, New York, Music
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Folk legend Odetta, 77, dies
Los Angeles TimesOdetta, the classically trained folk, blues and gospel singer who used her powerfully rich and dusky voice to champion African American music and civil rights issues for more than half a century starting in the folk revival of the 1950s, has died. She was...Tags: Bill Clinton, Woody Guthrie, Tracy Chapman, Janis Joplin, Racism
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American Folk Music Legend Odetta Dies At 77
Associated PressOdetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77. Odetta died Tuesday night, said her manager, Doug Yeager. With her booming, classically trained voice and spare...Tags: Bill Clinton, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Behavioral Conditions, Bob Dylan, Carnegie Hall
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Judy Collins sees all sides now in her 50-year career
Of The Morning CallVeteran folk songstress Judy Collins has simple rules for maintaining a stellar career for nearly 50 years. ''Once you start doing this and you figure out that you're going to be doing it for more than a couple months, you begin to focus on the most...Tags: Joni Mitchell, Bill Clinton, Bernadette Peters, Shawn Colvin, Bob Dylan
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No protesting from Baez on this occasion
Special to the Tribune"Yes, we did!" exclaimed Joan Baez Tuesday after opening with "The Lily of the West" at Symphony Center. Still drunk with the excitement of Barack Obama's victory, the capacity crowd roared its approval. And Baez, who has spent her career fighting for...Tags: Music, John Lennon, Barack Obama, Folk Music, Studs Terkel
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In concert
in concert Today k.d. lang Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100. Slightly Stoopid The 9:30 Club, 815 V St. N.W., Washington. 800-955-5566 or tickets.com. Stark Madness, At the Zoo, Blind Man Leading, Evan Nachimson Band...Tags: Theater, Consumer Electronics Industry, Verizon Communications, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Matthew Sweet
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