Bjork performs during the Coachella Music Festival in April 2007 in Indio, Calif. Karl Walter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Karl Walter/Getty Images Music The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women July 24, 2017 • NPR's list of the greatest albums made by women, from 1964 to the present.
Mountain Stage Mountain Stage Remembers Odetta December 4, 2008 • Legendary folksinger Odetta visited Mountain Stage seven times during her highly influential, 50-year career. Today's Mountain Stage features video of an interview and set she did in 2006 at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol, Tenn./Va. Odetta died on Dec. 2, but her powerful voice and graceful character live on through the countless people she inspired, including fellow musicians Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin.
World Cafe Odetta: Remembering Her Legacy WXPN December 4, 2008 • Odetta, who died on Dec. 2, left a 50-year legacy of freedom and celebration. In this interview with David Dye, recorded on Martin Luther King Day in 2004, Odetta speaks of her performance at the March on Washington and her music from an influential childhood in segregated America. Odetta: Remembering Her Legacy
Music Interviews Odetta: Legendary Folk Singer Dies At 77 December 3, 2008 • Activist and singer Odetta has died. When you talk to some of the most famous singers in America, they'll tell you she inspired the way they sing. One moment she'd grimace like something was hurting. Then suddenly Odetta would smile. And you'd melt. Odetta: Legendary Folk Singer Dies At 77 Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97770489/97774358" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Long View Odetta Remains A Powerful Voice For Justice December 30, 2005 • Folk-music legend Odetta was a force in the 1960s push for social justice. Her passion inspired fellow musicians and activists such as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Harry Belafonte. Odetta died Dec. 2, 2008, at the age of 77. Hear a 2005 interview. Odetta Remains A Powerful Voice For Justice Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5074594/5075557" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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