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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instanceOf album
studio album
artist Odetta NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement American folk revival NERFINISHED
chronologicallyIn 1950s American folk music
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
Another Man Done Gone NERFINISHED
Been in the Pen
Deep Blue Sea NERFINISHED
Easy Rider NERFINISHED
Glory, Glory NERFINISHED
God’s Gonna Cut You Down NERFINISHED
Hound Dog NERFINISHED
If I Had a Ribbon Bow NERFINISHED
Jack o’ Diamonds NERFINISHED
Joshua NERFINISHED
Muleskinner Blues NERFINISHED
Santy Anno NERFINISHED
Shame and Scandal NERFINISHED
Spiritual Trilogy NERFINISHED
’Buked and Scorned NERFINISHED
hasType folk revival-era album
includesMaterial spirituals
traditional blues songs
traditional folk songs
influenced American folk revival NERFINISHED
language English
notableFor helping shape the American folk revival
performer Odetta NERFINISHED
recordedBy Odetta NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1956

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Odetta notableWork Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues