[Homestead] The power of a voice - Odetta

VAN DELL JORDAN vdjor at yahoo.com
Thu Dec 4 12:47:32 EST 2008


--- On Thu, 12/4/08, Gene GeRue <genegerue at ruralize.com> wrote:

> In a world where the word unique is misused and overused,
> Odetta was  
> unique. She seemed to deeply feel her music and when I
> watched and  
> listened to her I was entranced. I especially enjoyed her
> singing a  
> cappella.
> 

Gene, I'm pleased to hear from Some one who admires Odetta as much as I do.

She had an amazing voice and could express great emotion with an absolute minimum of vocal gymnastics.

Garrison Keillor will probably have a remembrance of some kind Saturday, on Prairie Home Companion, Likely just a few eloquent sentences.

Van Dell

 




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