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Odetta Dead at 77
tsutpen.blogspot.com - 12/3/2008
Odetta Dead at 77
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Bleary-eyed and groggy souls this AM are greeted with profoundly sad news of the passing of Odetta Holmes . . . one of the great and mighty singers of this time, or any other . . . at the age of 77. Here is an account from the Los Angeles Times
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