Many artists who began in the fifties are claimed to be amongst the most influential on those who followed them,and there can be little doubt that Odetta is predominant in the folk music field. Her case is made clearly by twomusic legends: Bob Dylan told Playboy: “The first thing that turned me on to folk singing was Odetta. I heard arecord of hers, Odetta Sings Ballads & Blues in a record store… Right then and there I went out and traded myelectric guitar and amplifier for an acoustic guitar, a flat-top Gibson. That album was something vital and personal. Ilearned all the songs on that record.” Joan Baez put it more succinctly in a 1983 Rolling Stone interview, “Odettawas a goddess. Her passion moved me. I learned everything she sang.”

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  • 1. Chilly Winds
  • 2. He's Got the Whole World In His Hands
  • 3. Gonna Take My Time
  • 4. Devilish Mary
  • 5. How Long Blues
  • 6. Lowlands
  • 7. Shame and Scandal
  • 8. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
  • 9. Greensleeves
  • 10. Payday At Coal Creek
  • 11. Timber
  • 12. House of the Rising Sun
  • 13. Jumpin' Judy
  • 14. Easy Rider
  • 15. John Henry (Live)
  • 16. Hogan's Alley
  • 17. Joshua
  • 18. The Lass From the Low Countree
  • 19. Saro Jane
  • 20. Hush Little Baby
  • 21. Go Down, Sunshine
  • 22. I Know Where I'm Going
  • 23. Down On Me
  • 24. Motherless Children
  • 25. This Land

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  • 1. Muleskinner Blues
  • 2. Jack O'Diamonds
  • 3. If I Had a Hammer (Live)
  • 4. Rock Island Line (With Larry Moher)
  • 5. Buked and Scorned
  • 6. The Great Historical Bum
  • 7. Believe I'll Go
  • 8. Deep River
  • 9. If I Had Wings
  • 10. I Just Can't Keep From Crying
  • 11. On Top of Old Smoky
  • 12. Hard, Oh Lord
  • 13. Alabama Bound
  • 14. Sail Away Ladies, Sail Away
  • 15. Special Delivery
  • 16. The Midnight Special
  • 17. Pastures of Plenty
  • 18. I've Been Living With the Blues
  • 19. Glory Glory
  • 20. Leavin' This Morning
  • 21. The Fox
  • 22. Misery Blues
  • 23. Darlin' Baby
  • 24. If I Had a Ribbon Bow
  • 25. Ox-Driver Song