Title: Odetta | Odetta And The Blues

Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1962, Blues, Folk Blues, New York City

Matrix #: OBC-509

Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great (CC)

Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle Odetta carried the pressure of being treated as both artist and movement symbol, expected to represent moral seriousness as much as music during the civil rights era.
2. Political Science Her voice became deeply tied to the freedom movement, and records like this sat near the line where blues, folk, and Black protest culture all fed each other.
3. Media Narrative Even with enormous respect, Odetta was often framed more as an important figure than a commercial star, which says a lot about how the industry handled politically charged Black artists.

4/18/2026 CC