Legendary folk singer Odetta passed away

[CapnHook]

Posted: 12/4/08 at 1:59am

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1863667,00.html?cnn=yes

I saw her perform live with Peter, Paul, and Mary when I was very young. That performance still haunts me to this day.

Here is a video of the song I saw her sing as a duet with Mary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aaya8jYZBO8

Updated On: 12/4/08 at 01:59 AM

[CapnHook]

Posted: 12/4/08 at 5:11pm

No one?

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/4/08 at 5:16pm

her Amazing Grace, and Blowing in the Wind haunt me to this day, truly moving performer!

[Jack King]

Posted: 12/4/08 at 6:59pm

The lady had SOUL! She will be missed.

[KrissySim]

Posted: 12/4/08 at 8:59pm

Oh yes, I remember her from a film made before my time:
"Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child"
Pier Paolo Pasolini's Il Vangelo secondo Matteo
It's about the only Biblical film I can stand watching, just for the way in which it was done! Neo-realism and metaphor poetically portrayed. A beautiful old film.

It' s an unforgettable scene when the Three Wise Men enter Bethlehem and the soundtrack is Odetta's voice:
Sometimes I feel Like a Motherless Child,
Sometimes I feel Like a Motherless Child,
Sometimes I feel Like a Motherless Child,
A long, long way from my home...

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/4/08 at 10:08pm

Sorry I'm late to this thread, Capn! I loved Odetta. My father was a huge folk music aficionado, and he used to play her albums for me when I was a child.

I can't believe you got to see her live! With Peter, Paul & Mary, no less. I'm sure it was an incredible concert.

As for Odetta, she was in a league all by herself. Truly a legend. They don't make 'em like her anymore. Never will again, I'm sure.

[KrissySim]

Posted: 12/4/08 at 10:56pm

Here is the scene from the Pasolini film I mentioned. It doesn't have the full impact taken out of context from the film, but it is still a beautiful scene.
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo - Sometimes I feel Like a Motherless Child