| BLUE NOTE'S Gonna Let It Shine ODETTA Named After the Great Odetta Holmes |
Odetta Holmes dies aged 77 Highly influential folk singer Odetta Holmes has died of heart disease. She was 77-years old. The African-American singer-songwriter was also an actress and outspoken human rights activist. She has played a crucial role in shaping music as we know it today, having influenced heavyweights such as Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. While Dylan has often cited the singer as the spark behind his interest in folk music, Baez said, "Odetta was a goddess. Her passion moved me. I learned everything she sang." Holmes has been honored for her contribution to music in many ways. In 1999, then-president Bill Clinton presented her with a National Medal of Arts. Five years later she was given the Visionary Award at the Kennedy Center, and the following year the Library of Congress honored her with the Living Legend Award. Always interested in politics and civil rights, Holmes spoke at Martin Luther King Jr's commemoration in San Diego this year, and had wanted to sing at Barack Obama's upcoming inauguration; a dream that will sadly remain unfulfilled. Hers, however, was a life full of significant achievements of both historical and musical import. |
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