Odetta

A Life in Music and Protest

Ian Zack

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Beacon Press
14 April 2020

Biography: general

The first in-depth biography of the legendary singer and ""Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,"" who combatted racism and prejudice through her music.

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The 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 follows 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 alongside Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, and other artists. Her opera-trained voice echoed at the 1963 March on Washington and the Selma to Montgomery march, and she arranged a tour throughout the deeply segregated South. Her ""Freedom Trilogy"" songs became rallying cries for protesters everywhere.

Through interviews with Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Judy Collins, Carly Simon, and many others, Zack brings Odetta back into the spotlight, reminding the world of the folk music that powered the civil rights movement and continues to influence generations of musicians today.

Listen to the author's top five Odetta hits while you read-

1. Spiritual Trilogy (Oh Freedom/Come and Go with Me/I'm On My Way)

2. I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain/Water Boy

3. Take This Hammer

4. The Gallows Pole

5. Muleskinner Blues

Access the playlist here- https-//spoti.fi/3c2HnF4

By: Ian Zack
Imprint: Beacon Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 165mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780807035320
ISBN 10: 0807035327
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 14 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ian Zack has been a writer and editor for two decades. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Forbes, and Acoustic Guitar. Zack's award-winning first book, Say No to the Devil- The Life & Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis, was called ""magisterial"" by the Wall Street Journal.

Reviews for Odetta: A Life in Music and Protest

Odetta fans will delight in this timely biography. --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review An effective biography that demonstrates Odetta's wide, deep legacy. --Kirkus Reviews Ian Zack has captured the essence of one of music's most legendary icons. Odetta is a definitive and revelatory biography, truly worthy of the queen herself. --Ronald D. Cohen, coauthor of Roots of the Revival and Folk City An absorbing portrait of a seminal artist. Odetta was my Queen. --Joan Baez, musician and activist