found: Odetta [SR] 1973: labels (Odetta)
found: Blues ww, c1979 (Gordon, Odetta Felious (aka: Odetta); b. 12-31-30, Birmingham (Jefferson Co), AL; folk singer, guitarist)
found: Odetta, c1953: caption (Odetta Gordon)
found: Wikipedia, May 2, 2008 (Odetta; birth name: Odetta Holmes; also known as: Odetta Felious (stepfather's surname), Odetta Gordon; b. Dec. 31, 1930, Birmingham, Ala.; African-American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and human rights activist, often referred to as "the voice of the Civil Rights Movement")
found: New York times WWW site, Dec. 3, 2008 (Odetta; b. Odetta Holmes, Dec. 31, 1930, Birmingham, Ala.; d. Tuesday [Dec. 2, 2008], Manhattan, aged 77; singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement)