Odetta and Larry

by Odetta

Odetta and Larry cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: Fantasy
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded live at the Tin Angel in San Francisco, this early release captures the booming, operatic power of the influential folk singer. Accompanied by Larry Mohr, the raw renditions of traditional work songs and spirituals became a vital aesthetic touchstone for the impending American folk revival.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, acoustic, traditional, storytelling, spirituality

Tracklist

  1. John Henry
  2. Old Cotton Fields At Home
  3. The Frozen Logger
  4. Run, Come See Jerusalem
  5. Old Blue
  6. Water Boy
  7. Santy Ana
  8. I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago
  9. The Car-Car Song
  10. No More Cane On The Brazos
  11. Pay Day At Coal Creek
  12. I've Been 'Buked And I've Been Scorned
  13. Rock Island Line

Credits

  • Odetta - primary artist
  • Jack Stuart - written-by
  • Russ Morgan - written-by
  • Jack Lawrence - written-by

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