Singer given a 1999 National Medal of Arts

• "Queen of American folk music"
• Singer from Birmingham
• 2003 self-titled folk album
• Singer who influenced Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Janis Joplin
• "Glory, Glory" singer
• Single-named folk singer from Alabama
• "Blues Everywhere I Go" singer
• Folk singer from Birmingham, Ala
• "__ Sings Folk Songs": 1963 Grammy nominee

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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 ...