Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues

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Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues is a landmark 1956 folk and blues album by singer Odetta that helped shape the American folk revival.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf album
studio album
artist Odetta
associatedWithMovement American folk revival
chronologicallyIn 1950s American folk music
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception highly acclaimed
describedAs landmark folk and blues album
featuresInstrumentation voice and acoustic guitar
featuresVocalStyle powerful contralto vocals
genre blues
folk
hasInfluenceOn 1960s protest music
hasLegacyStatus classic folk album
influential blues album
hasOriginalMedium vinyl record
hasReissueFormat compact disc
digital download
streaming audio
hasTrack Alabama Bound
Another Man Done Gone
Been in the Pen
Deep Blue Sea
Easy Rider
Glory, Glory
God’s Gonna Cut You Down
Hound Dog
If I Had a Ribbon Bow
Jack o’ Diamonds
Joshua
Muleskinner Blues
linked to: Mule Skinner Blues

Santy Anno
Shame and Scandal
Spiritual Trilogy
’Buked and Scorned
hasType folk revival-era album
includesMaterial spirituals
traditional blues songs
traditional folk songs
influenced American folk revival
language English
notableFor helping shape the American folk revival
performer Odetta
recordedBy Odetta
releaseDate 1956

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Odetta notableWork Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues
Vanguard Records released Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues
Odetta notableWork album "Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues"
linked to: Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues
Tradition Records releasedAlbum Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues