From Bham Terminal: The Voice of the Civil Rights Era, Odetta Gordon, will not get the chance to perform at President-elect Barack Obama’s Inauguration as she and others had hoped. The Birmingham, AL born singer/songwriter passed away last night at the age of 77, a result of heart disease according to her agent and numerous reports, including this one at nytimes.com (subscription may be required). They also have an extended Last Word interview with the folk music icon currently available on their website.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
R.I.P.: Odetta
From Bham Terminal: The Voice of the Civil Rights Era, Odetta Gordon, will not get the chance to perform at President-elect Barack Obama’s Inauguration as she and others had hoped. The Birmingham, AL born singer/songwriter passed away last night at the age of 77, a result of heart disease according to her agent and numerous reports, including this one at nytimes.com (subscription may be required). They also have an extended Last Word interview with the folk music icon currently available on their website.
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Thanks for making others aware of The Terminal's post about Odetta's death. I would like to make folks aware of the person whose Flickr photo was used for the post:
gee hue was gracious enough to let us use her photo:
http://flickr.com/photos/geehuestam/2823404606/
Thanks again.
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