tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post2776777019591432747..comments2023-11-05T09:33:34.696+00:00Comments on The 'Spill: OdettaBlimpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062521891682719767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-66735114608124264022008-12-03T20:52:00.000+00:002008-12-03T20:52:00.000+00:00One of her last gigs (if not THE last) was on Oct ...One of her last gigs (if not THE last) was on Oct 2 at McCabe's guitar shop in LA for their 50th anniversary. RT was there too, that's how I know. See<BR/>http://romancho.com/mccabes50th/<BR/><BR/>photo 18 - among others.treefrogdemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668655760960757921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-76956976787348058202008-12-03T19:17:00.000+00:002008-12-03T19:17:00.000+00:00I saw Odetta at a Cambridge Folk Festival, 6 or 7 ...I saw Odetta at a Cambridge Folk Festival, 6 or 7 years ago. She didn't mince her words about the state of the world - I remember her saying that health provision for poor black Americans hadn't improved since Memphis Minnie's day. Another pioneer performer gone.ShivSidecarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07667350769164091180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-38667021697794466292008-12-03T16:10:00.000+00:002008-12-03T16:10:00.000+00:00She was a powerful voice in the 60's, I remember l...She was a powerful voice in the 60's, I remember lots of her songs particularly 'Take this Hammer' - great performance.goneforeignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903220453599675348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-9338167032184203712008-12-03T13:18:00.000+00:002008-12-03T13:18:00.000+00:00Here it is:http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/12/...Here it is:<BR/>http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/12/02/arts/music/1194832844841/last-word-odetta.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalinkejaydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375968795284771538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-4364109199107019622008-12-03T13:08:00.000+00:002008-12-03T13:08:00.000+00:00I'm just watching the video in that article right...I'm just watching the video in that article right now.ejaydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375968795284771538noreply@blogger.com