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Odetta – The Essential Odetta (VG+/VG) – 2xLP, US 1973
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The Essential Odetta is an LP by Odetta from 1973 released on the Vanguard label.
About this album
The Essential Odetta is a strong introduction to one of American folk music’s most commanding voices. This 1973 compilation draws on the spirituals, blues and folk songs that made Odetta a major influence on the 1960s folk revival and a touchstone for socially conscious songwriting. Her deep, resonant delivery gives songs such as If I Had a Hammer, John Henry and Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho an authority that is both musical and cultural. Across the set, Odetta turns traditional material into something immediate and urgent, showing why her work remains central to the history of protest music and roots performance.
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A1 If I Had A Hammer
A2 I'M Going Back To The Red Clay Country
A3 When I Was A Young Girl
A4 Gallows Pole
A5 God'S A-Gonna Cut You Down
A6 John Riley
A7 John Henry
B1 Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
B2 All The Pretty Little Horses
B3 Prettiest Train
B4 Meeting At The Building
B5 No More Auction Block For Me
B6 Hold On
B7 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
B8 Ain'T No Grave Can Hold My Body Down
C1 Let Me Ride
C2 The Fox
C3 Santy Anno
C4 Devilish Mary
C5 Another Man Done Gone
C6 Children'S Songs
C7 He Had A Long Chain On
C8 He'S Got The Whole World In His Hands
C9 Take This Hammer
D1 Ox-Driver Song
D2 Hound Dog
D3 Fifteen Cents
D4 What Month Was Jesus Born In?
D5 Frozen Logger
D6 Timber (Jerry)
D7 Freedom Trilogy