| The Tin Angel | ||||
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| Released | September 1954 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1953–54, Tin Angel bar, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Blues, country blues, folk | |||
| Label | LP: Fantasy 3252/3345 Vocalion LAE 541 (UK) CD: Original Blues Classics, OBCCD-565-2 | |||
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 "Odetta And Larry",different edition (Fantasy 8345) | ||||
The Tin Angel is Odetta &Larry's only album,and the first recording by Odetta,originally released in September 1954 on Fantasy Records. [1]
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter and one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. His music includes songs such as "This Land Is Your Land",written in response to the American exceptionalist song "God Bless America",and has inspired several generations both politically and musically.
Odetta Holmes,known as Odetta,was an American singer,actress,guitarist,lyricist,and a civil and human rights activist,often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music,blues,jazz,and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s,she influenced many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time,including Bob Dylan,Joan Baez,Mavis Staples,and Janis Joplin. In 2011 Time magazine included her recording of "Take This Hammer" on its list of the 100 Greatest Popular Songs,stating that "Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan,and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music."
Odetta &Larry was a short-lived blues-folk duo in the mid-1950s. It consisted of Odetta and Lawrence B. Mohr,the former of whom became the more well known in ensuing decades.
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues is the debut solo album by American folk singer Odetta,first released in March or April 1957.
Odetta is a 1963 compilation album by American folk singer Odetta. Odetta is the first official compilation of Odetta songs. It features songs from The Tin Angel,Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues,At the Gate of Horn and Odetta At Town Hall although not necessarily versions from those albums.
"Rock Island Line" is an American folk song. Ostensibly about the Chicago,Rock Island and Pacific Railroad,it appeared as a folk song as early as 1929. The first recorded performance of "Rock Island Line" was by inmates of the Arkansas Cummins State Farm prison in 1934.
To Ella is an album by American folk singer Odetta,released 1998 on Silverwolf Records. Recorded live at the Kerrville Folk Festival,it features traditional songs including "Amazing Grace" and a 27-minute "Ancestors Suite" containing several songs.
The American folk music revival began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid-1960s. Its roots went earlier,and performers like Josh White,Burl Ives,Woody Guthrie,Lead Belly,Big Bill Broonzy,Billie Holiday,Richard Dyer-Bennet,Oscar Brand,Jean Ritchie,John Jacob Niles,Susan Reed,Paul Robeson,Bessie Smith,Ma Rainey and Cisco Houston had enjoyed a limited general popularity in the 1930s and 1940s. The revival brought forward styles of American folk music that had in earlier times contributed to the development of country and western,blues,jazz,and rock and roll music.
Contemporary folk music refers to a wide variety of genres that emerged in the mid 20th century and afterwards which were associated with traditional folk music. Starting in the mid-20th century a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. The most common name for this new form of music is also "folk music",but is often called "contemporary folk music" or "folk revival music" to make the distinction. The transition was somewhat centered in the US and is also called the American folk music revival. Fusion genres such as folk rock and others also evolved within this phenomenon. While contemporary folk music is a genre generally distinct from traditional folk music,it often shares the same English name,performers and venues as traditional folk music;even individual songs may be a blend of the two.
Odetta's discography is large and diverse,covering over 50 years and many record labels.
Odetta at Town Hall is a live album by American folk singer Odetta,recorded at Town Hall,New York,NY,on April 5,1963 and first released later that year.
The Essential Odetta is a live album by American folk singer Odetta,originally released on LP in 1973.
The Best of the Vanguard Years is a compilation album by American folk singer Odetta,originally released in 1999.
Livin' with the Blues is a compilation album by American folk singer Odetta,originally released in 2000.
Absolutely the Best is a compilation album by American folk singer Odetta,originally released in 2000.
One Grain of Sand is an album by American folk singer Odetta,first released in 1963. It was re-released on CD in 1997.
The Tradition Masters is an album by American folk singer Odetta,released in 2002.
The Kingston Trio is the Kingston Trio's debut album,released in 1958. It entered the album charts in late October 1958,where it resided for nearly four years,spending one week at #1 in early 1959. It was awarded an RIAA gold album on January 19,1961.
Once Upon a Time is a live album by the American folk music group the Kingston Trio,recorded in 1966 and released in 1969. It was originally released as a double-LP with a three-page booklet and reached number 163 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The lead-off single was "One Too Many Mornings" b/w "Scotch and Soda".
"Riding in My Car" is a children's song by Woody Guthrie.
