Her musical repertoire consisted largely of american folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. Hit or miss solitaire hit or miss jacob sartorius song, 2016. Cover versions of hit or miss by odetta secondhandsongs. Space cadet 2 by kid koala sampled odettas hit or miss. Cant you see i gotta be me aint nobody just like this i gotta be me baby hit or miss sitting here all by myself trying to be everybody else cant you see i. Odetta december 31, 1930 december 2, 2008 was an africanamerican singer whose repertoire consists largely of american folk music, blues, and spirituals. Find your favorite songs in our multimillion database of quality mp3s 352269.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Your internet provider and evil companies could track your torrent activity. Mary thomas these tabs are for the hit or miss live version from the its impossible album. Her unique, politically charged fusion of blues, traditional negro spirituals, and american folk songs was a profound influence on a generation of artists from. You can buy latest album looking for a home 2001 odetta. Aug 17, 2014 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Two songs are written by odetta herself, hit or miss and movin it on. Odetta this little light of mine best version by thelawnet.
On tom jones recent cd, spirit in the room, he did a respectable version of odetta s own hit or miss, proving that other artists have taken notice of this great recording, not only just a few of the fans. Please include at least one socialwebsite link containing a recent photo of the actor. 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 towho. To my knowledge, odetta sings was never reissued in any form. Odetta s most productive decade as a recording artist came in the 1960s, when she released 16 albums, including odetta at carnegie hall, christmas spirituals, odetta and the blues, its a mighty world, and odetta sings dylan. John prine and iris dement in spite of ourselves live from sessions at west 54th duration.
Southern comfort tv commercial, whatevers comfortable. Tom follows the announcement of the may release of his eagerly awaited new album spirit in the room with news of a new aa sided single hit or missbad as me on 14th may through island records. Odetta is the first official compilation of odetta songs. Listen to your favorite songs from odetta sings by odetta now. One of the strongest voices in the folk revival and the civil. Sep 15, 2014 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Odetta hit or miss by everbald free listening on soundcloud.
Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Hit or miss will be available to download from i tunes on saturday 28th april ahead of the may 14th impact date. Find odetta discography, albums and singles on allmusic. On tom jones recent cd, spirit in the room, he did a respectable version of odettas own hit or miss, proving that other artists have taken notice of this great recording, not only just a few of the fans. Odettas most productive decade as a recording artist came in the 1960s, when she released 16 albums, including odetta at carnegie hall, christmas spirituals, odetta and the blues, its a mighty world, and odetta sings dylan. A towering figure of folk revival and civil rights movement, the africanamerican singersongwriter provided voice for the voiceless. Christmas with odetta, odetta to ella, christmas spirituals original album, 1960, live, beautiful star, singles. I read online that odetta favoured the open d tuning, so i figured that was the best place to start when figuring this out. Hit or miss, tomorrow is a long time, dont think twice, its all right, baby, im in the mood for you, hit or miss live, biography.
While odetta sings included some softly spun fusions of folk and soul see her fabulous covers of paul mccartneys every night and james taylors bluesy lo and behold and stringdrenched ballads, for the most part it was an impassioned and upbeat affair, containing such classics as mama told me not to come, hit and miss and movin it on. The first thing that turned me on to folk singing was odetta. Right click on the link and choose save link as to download this mp3 clicking download mp3 button, you agree with our terms and conditions. Provided to youtube by universal music group hit or miss odetta odetta sings. Cant you see i gotta be me aint nobody just like this i gotta be me baby hit or miss sitting here all by myself trying to be everybody. Jeru the damajas the frustrated nigga sample of odetta. I heard a record of hers in a record storethat album was just something vital and personal. Intro d g cant you see d i gotta be me a aint nobody g just like this d i gotta be me baby hit or miss d sitting here all by myself trying to be everybody else g d cant you see i gotta be me. Bob dylan the great singer, actress and human rights activist, odetta, was one of the most beloved and influential figures in the american folk and blues revival. The classically trained africanamerican folk singer odetta, pictured here in the nineteen. It is her only album for the polydor label the album was recorded with many wellknown session musicians and special guests, and contained a significant amount of contemporary material.
Southern comfort tv spot, whatevers comfortable song by odetta. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Odetta take me to the pilot hit or miss 1970, vinyl. Only two songs are written by odetta herself, hit or miss and movin it on, which is a shame since they are by far the best tracks of the album. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Complete list of odetta music featured in tv shows and movies. Cant you see i gotta be me aint nobody just like this i gotta be me baby hit or miss sitting here all by myself trying to be everybody else.
Odetta download all folk songs odetta download latest. Odetta, nee odetta holmes, born december 31, 1930, birmingham, alabama, u. The frustrated nigga by jeru the damaja sampled odettas hit or miss. Download on amazon hit or miss live play on apple music hit or miss. And it is uncertain if its merit that odetta took on this style before it became really popular. It features songs from the tin angel, odetta sings ballads and blues, at the gate of horn and odetta at town hall although not necessarily versions from those albums. Hit or miss, a common nickname for ilovefridays 2018 song mia khalifa. Odetta sings house of the rising sun at music has power awards by imnf2008. Airs brakes on sample of odettas hit or miss whosampled. Submissions should come only from the actors themselves, their parentlegal guardian or casting agency. American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and human rights activist, who was an important figure in the american folk music revival of the 1950s and 60s. Listen online 17 songs from livin with the blues 2000 odetta. Hit or miss will be available to download from i tunes on saturday 28th april ahead of.
Odetta originally released hit or miss written by odetta and odetta released it on the album odetta sings in 1970. Kid koalas space cadet 2 sample of odettas hit or miss. On september 29, 1999, president bill clinton presented odetta with the national endowment for the arts medal of the arts, a fitting tribute. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Jeru the damajas the frustrated nigga sample of odettas. In 1999 she released her first studio album in 14 years, blues everywhere i go. Once youre tuned to open d its really rather simple. Southern comfort tv commercial, whatevers comfortable song. Odetta is a 1963 compilation album by american folk singer odetta. The frustrated nigga by jeru the damaja sampled odetta s hit or miss. Taking inspiration from classic blues singers and folk troubadours of the 1930s and 40s and predating the folk boom of the 60s, odetta remains one of the most important yet often overlooked artists of the american musical tradition. When you talk to some of the most famous singers in america, theyll tell you she inspired the way they sing.