Odetta, the singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement, died on Tuesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She was 77.
That’s a shame. My parents and I saw her perform with a live show of A Prairie Home Companion about a year ago, and she was nothing short of incredible.
I’m sorry to hear that. She was wonderful to listen to. I hope G.K. does a tribute to her this weekend, like he did for Studs Terkel.