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Odetta Holmes dies at 77; folk singer championed black history ...Odetta, who used just her given name professionally, had trained as a classical vocalist as a child and later discovered folk music, which she said �really
... read moreNews & ReviewsOdetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77.
... read moreOdetta survives kidney failure"Miraculously, [
Odetta] made it through that emergency," manager Doug Yeager wrote in a letter of fans. But she remains in critical condition.
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