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Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a civil and human rights activist, often referred to[who?] 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 was influential to many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin. Time included her song "Take This Hammer" on its list of the All-Time 100 Songs, stating that "Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music."
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Elvis Presley: The Searcher [Original Soundtrack] [Deluxe] [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Blowin' In The Wind | 4:11 |
Tomorrow Is A Long Time | 6:15 |
The Album Collection 1954-1962 [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Another Man Done Gone | 2:32 |
Gods Gonna Cut You Down | 1:49 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 2:06 |
Lowlands | 2:38 |
The Fox | 1:52 |
Maybe She Go | 1:48 |
Timber | 3:27 |
Deep River | 2:59 |
Chilly Winds | 2:44 |
Greensleeves | 2:49 |
Devilish Mary | 2:41 |
All the Pretty Little Horses | 3:04 |
The Midnight Special | 2:36 |
Take This Hammer | 3:48 |
I Know Where I'm Going | 2:02 |
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child | 3:25 |
A Hole in the Bucket | 4:19 |
House of the Rising Sun | 3:41 |
My Eyes Have Seen/The Tin Angel/At the Gate of Horn [2017]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:53 |
The Fox | 1:48 |
Maybe She Go | 1:46 |
Timber | 3:11 |
Deep River | 2:57 |
Chilly Winds | 2:42 |
Devilish Mary | 1:51 |
All the Pretty Little Horses | 2:59 |
The Midnight Special | 2:34 |
Take This Hammer | 3:27 |
Go Tell It on the Mountain [*] | 2:04 |
Another Man Done Gone [Radio Broadcast] [*] | 2:40 |
Woody Guthrie: The Tribute Concerts [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Ramblin' Round | 4:16 |
This Land Is Your Land | 2:53 |
This Train Is Bound for Glory | 3:51 |
The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Please Send Me Someone to Love | 6:04 |
If I Had a Hammer: The Great American Folk Album [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Deep River | 2:59 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:54 |
Odetta: My Christmas [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Go Tell It on the Mountain | 2:03 |
Shout for Joy | 1:38 |
Virgin Mary Had One Son | 2:40 |
The Roots of Americana: Big Stars of Folk Music, Vol. 2 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:56 |
Best of Odetta [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Fox | 2:44 |
Virgin Mary Had One Son | 3:10 |
Go Tell It on the Mountain | 2:33 |
Shout for Joy | 1:58 |
Folk & Blues Songbook [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Another Man Done Gone | 2:11 |
God's Gonna Cut You Down | 1:51 |
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands | 1:53 |
Take This Hammer | 3:26 |
Deep River | 2:59 |
Chilly Winds | 2:42 |
Seven Classic Albums [2011]
Vanguard Visionaries [2007]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Midnight Special | 3:26 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 2:07 |
House of the Rising Sun | 3:18 |
Another Man Done Gone | 2:34 |
Womenfolk: Iconic Women of American Folk [2007]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Sail Away Ladies | 2:23 |
Midnight Special | 2:37 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:54 |
Take This Hammer | 3:27 |
The Best of the M.C. Records Years 1999-2005 [2006]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Please Send Me Someone to Love | 2:34 |
Midnight Special | 4:39 |
Ballad for Americans and Other American Ballads/Odetta at Carnegie Hall [2002]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
All the Pretty Little Horses | 3:03 |
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child | 3:23 |
The Tradition Masters [2002]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Another Man Done Gone | 2:09 |
God's Gonna Cut You Down | 1:49 |
Lowlands | 2:34 |
The Fox | 1:47 |
Maybe She Go | 1:45 |
Midnight Special | 2:34 |
Deep River | 2:58 |
Chilly Winds | 2:41 |
Greensleeves | 2:48 |
Devilish Mary | 1:50 |
Take This Hammer | 3:25 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:51 |
Sail Away Ladies | 2:20 |
Timber | 3:09 |
Absolutely the Best [2000]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Chilly Winds | 2:40 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:55 |
Take This Hammer | 3:30 |
Another Man Done Gone | 2:09 |
Midnight Special | 2:34 |
God's Gonna Cut You Down | 1:48 |
Lowlands | 2:38 |
Absolutely the Best [Canada] [2000]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Chilly Winds | |
Another Man Done Gone | |
Midnight Special | |
God's Gonna Cut You Down | |
Lowlands |
Livin' with the Blues [2000]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
House of the Rising Sun | 3:18 |
Another Man Done Gone | 2:34 |
Timber | 3:27 |
Sail Away Ladies | 2:45 |
Midnight Special | 3:26 |
The Best of the Vanguard Years [1999]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Midnight Special | 3:26 |
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child | 3:22 |
Another Man Done Gone | 2:34 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 2:07 |
House of the Rising Sun [#] | 3:14 |
Giants of the Folk Tradition, Vol. 1 [1998]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Lowlands | 2:34 |
The Fox | 1:47 |
Maybe She Go | 1:45 |
Midnight Special | 2:34 |
Deep River | 2:57 |
Chilly Winds | 2:41 |
Greensleeves | 2:47 |
Devilish Mary | 1:50 |
Take This Hammer | 3:24 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:51 |
Sail Away Ladies | 2:20 |
Timber | 3:09 |
Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo (Original Soundtrack) [1997]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (Spiritual) | 3:11 |
The Best of Odetta: Ballads & Blues [1994]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:59 |
Lowlands | 2:41 |
The Fox | 1:53 |
Devilish Mary | 1:57 |
Take This Hammer | 3:33 |
Greensleeves | 2:49 |
Deep River | 3:00 |
Chilly Winds | 2:43 |
God's Gonna Cut You Down | 1:51 |
The Essential Odetta [1973]
The Best of Odetta [1967]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:59 |
Lowlands | 2:41 |
The Fox | 1:53 |
Devilish Mary | 1:57 |
Take This Hammer | 3:33 |
Greensleeves | 2:49 |
Deep River | 3:00 |
Chilly Winds | 2:43 |
God's Gonna Cut You Down | 1:51 |
At Town Hall [1962]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Fox | 1:51 |
Devilish Mary | 1:56 |
Another Man Done Gone | 2:34 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 2:06 |
Take This Hammer | 3:57 |
Timber | 3:26 |
At the Gate of Horn [1957]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands | 1:54 |
Gallows Tree (Gallows Pole) | 2:52 |
Lowlands | 2:37 |
The Fox | 1:50 |
Maybe She Go | 1:47 |
Midnight Special | 2:36 |
Deep River | 3:00 |
Chilly Winds | 2:44 |
Timber | 3:12 |
Greensleeves | 2:50 |
Devilish Mary | 1:53 |
Take This Hammer | 3:27 |
Sail Away Ladies | 2:22 |
All the Pretty Little Horses | 3:01 |
The Midnight Special | 2:36 |
At the Gate of Horn [Rykodisc] [1957]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Lowlands | 2:34 |
The Fox | 1:47 |
Maybe She Go | 1:45 |
Midnight Special | 2:34 |
Deep River | 2:57 |
Chilly Winds | 2:41 |
Greensleeves | 2:47 |
Devilish Mary | 1:50 |
Take This Hammer | 3:24 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:51 |
Sail Away Ladies | 2:20 |
Timber | 3:09 |
Sings Ballads and Blues [1956]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Another Man Done Gone | 2:11 |
Hound Dog | 3:50 |
God's Gonna Cut You Down | 1:51 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 1:53 |
Take This Hammer | 3:27 |
Deep River | 3:00 |
Chilly Winds | 2:41 |
Sings Ballads and Blues [Bonus Tracks] [1956]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Another Man Done Gone | 2:11 |
God's Gonna Cut You Down | 1:51 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands [*] | 1:53 |
Take This Hammer [*] | 3:27 |
Deep River [*] | 3:00 |
Chilly Winds [*] | 2:41 |
The Tin Angel [1954]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Another Man Done Gone [*] | 3:05 |
I Know Where I'm Going | 2:08 |
I Know Where I'm Going [*] | 2:10 |
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands [*] | 1:55 |
Timber [*] | 3:49 |
Wade in the Water [*] | 1:57 |
Elvis Presley: The Searcher [Original Soundtrack]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Blowin' In the Wind | 4:10 |
Tomorrow Is a Long Time | 6:20 |
Gonna Let It Shine: A Concert for the Holidays
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Shout For Joy | |
Virgin Mary Had One Son | |
Down by the Riverside | |
Midnight Special |
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