Odetta Net Worth

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Odetta Net Worth is
$300,000

Odetta Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a civil and human rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, she was influential to many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin. Time included her song "Take This Hammer" on its list of the All-Time 100 Songs, stating that "Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music."

Date Of BirthDecember 31, 1930
Died2008-12-02
Place Of BirthBirmingham, Alabama, United States
ProfessionSoundtrack, Actress, Music Department
Star SignCapricorn
#Fact
1John Waters' original screenplay for Hairspray (1988) mentions her as an influence on beatniks.
2Was planning to perform at President Obama's historic inauguration at the time of her death.
3Was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts' National Medal of Arts by President Clinton in 1999. In addition, she was honored at the Kennedy Center with the "Visionary Award" along with a tribute performance by singer Tracy Chapman. In 2005, the Library of Congress honored her with its "Living Legend Award". In December, 2006, the Winnipeg Folk Festival honored her with their "Lifetime Achievement Award," and in February, 2007, The International Folk Alliance selected her as "Traditional Folk Artist of the Year.".
4Dubbed "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement", she performed a memorable version of "O Freedom" during the August 1963 march on Washington led by Martin Luther King.
5Her many solo albums inspired such artists as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, Harry Belafonte and Mavis Staples.
6Toured nationally with the musical "Finian's Rainbow" in 1949 before focusing on folksinging in the 1950s. She eventually became a prime act for such clubs as the Blue Angel, hungry i and Tin Angel in such cities as New York and San Francisco.
7A songwriter, guitarist and actress as well as legendary black folksinger, she trained in opera singing as a teenager and made her professional debut with the Hollywood Turnabout Puppet Theatre in 1944 (age 13), where she stayed for four years.
8She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1999 by the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington D.C.
9Internationally known folk singer.

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Born to Be Blue2015performer: "Go Down Sunshine"
Selma2014performer: "Masters of War"
ParenthoodTV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2014 writer - 2 episodes, 2014
Pawn Shop Chronicles2013performer: "Easy Rider"
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2013TV Series writer - 1 episode
Pan Am2011TV Series performer - 1 episode
Little Birds2011performer: "Another Man Don' Gone Traditional PD"
Sing Your Song2011Documentary performer: "Spiritual Trilogy Medley", "There's a Hole in the Bucket" / writer: "There's a Hole in the Bucket"
Everything Must Go2010performer: "Baby I'm in The Mood for You"
Welcome to the Rileys2010performer: "Go Down, Sunshine"
Püha Tõnu kiusamine2009performer: "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child"
Tai yang yue2006performer: "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"
Independent LensTV Series documentary arranger - 1 episode, 2006 performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006
American MastersTV Series documentary performer - 2 episodes, 2005 writer - 1 episode, 2005
P.O.V.2003TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
The Monitors1969performer: "Voice of the Flower"
The Johnny Cash Show1969TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1960TV Series performer - 1 episode

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Fire Next Time1993TV Mini-Series
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman1974TV MovieBig Laura
Have Gun - Will Travel1961TV SeriesSarah Gibbs
Sanctuary1961Nancy Mannigoe

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Give Me Your Hand1968Short music / musician

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till2005Documentary vocals by

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
American Masters2005TV Series documentary special thanks - 1 episode
Bound for Glory1976thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lead Belly: Life, Legend, LegacyDocumentary post-productionHerself
Street Journeys2013DocumentaryHerself
Liam Clancy and Friends: Live at the Bitter End2009Herself
Folk America2009TV Series documentaryHerself
Tavis Smiley2008TV SeriesHerself
A Tribute to the Teachers of America2007TV MovieHerself
WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour2006TV SeriesHerself
The Legend of Liam Clancy2006TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
Blues Divas2005DocumentaryHerself
Lightning in a Bottle2004DocumentaryHerself
Get Up, Stand Up2003TV Series documentaryHerself - Interviewee
Late Show with David Letterman2001TV SeriesHerself - Musical Guest
21st Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards2000TV SpecialHerself
Later... With Jools Holland2000TV SeriesHerself
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack2000DocumentaryHerself
CNN World Beat2000TV SeriesAs Herself
Great Performances1996TV SeriesHerself
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers1993DocumentaryHerself
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms1993Herself
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade1989TV MovieHerself
Odetta in Concert1988TV MovieHerself
Chords of Fame1984DocumentaryHerself
Ossie and Ruby!1981TV SeriesHerself
The Mike Douglas Show1971TV SeriesHerself - Vocalist
Boboquivari1971TV Series documentaryHerself
The Virginia Graham Show1971TV SeriesHerself
The David Frost Show1970-1971TV SeriesHerself
Della1969TV SeriesHerself
The Joey Bishop Show1969TV SeriesHerself
The Johnny Cash Show1969TV SeriesHerself - Singer
Give Me Your Hand1968ShortHerself
Festival1967DocumentaryHerself
The Ed Sullivan Show1960TV SeriesSinger
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1960TV SeriesHerself - Singer
The Revlon Revue1959TV SeriesHerself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The March2013TV Movie documentaryHerself
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation2012DocumentaryHerself
Sing Your Song2011DocumentaryHerself

Known for movies

Soundtrack

Selma (2014)
as Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Everything Must Go (2010)
as Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
as Soundtrack

Herself

Sing Your Song (2011)
as Herself

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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