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Odetta discusses her music career

BROADCAST: Mar. 12, 1970 | DURATION: 00:34:58

Synopsis

Folk singer Odetta joins Studs to talk about her life and music, including her songs "Riding in My Car (Car Song)," "Gallows Pole," and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," among others.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

Details

Broadcast Date
Mar. 12, 1970

Duration
34 minutes, 58 seconds

Topics

Music - Folk Music Music Myths, Stories, Storytelling African American History & Culture

People

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Odetta, 1930-2008---Interviews Folk singers Audiotapes Radio programs African American musicians--20th century--Interviews Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967. African American folk music Abolitionist songs Spirituals (Songs)

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