Odetta

Odetta

Рождение : 1930-12-31, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Смерть : 2008-12-02

Профиль

Odetta

Фильмы

Уличная банда: как мы попали на улицу Сезам
Self (archive footage)
Прогуляйтесь по Улице Сезам и станьте свидетелем рождения самого впечатляющего детского сериала в истории телевидения. Узнайте, как банда мечтателей изменила наш мир: от легендарных пушистых персонажей до песен, которые ты знаешь наизусть.
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
Self
In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington’s disease, an all-star cast of musicians gathered at Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood Bowl to pay homage to iconic folk songwriter Woody Guthrie. Although the concert was a one-night-only event , four-time Emmy Award-winner Jim Brown filmed the historic Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970, which included performances by Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Country Joe McDonald, Odetta, Richie Havens, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Earl Robinson, and The Band, along with narration by actors Will Geer and Peter Fonda.
Blues Divas
Self
A documentary featuring live performance footage and interviews with eight contemporary female blues' artists including Mavis Staples, Denise LaSalle, Irma Thomas, Odetta, Deborah Coleman, Bettye LaVette, Ann Peebles and Renee Austin.
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Self
With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there, working back and forth between archival and contemporary footage. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, busking through the South and West in the early 50s, a year with Woody Guthrie, six years flatpicking in Europe, a triumphant return to Greenwich Village in the early 60s, mentoring Bob Dylan, then life on the road, from gig to gig, singing and telling stories. A Grammy and the National Medal of Arts await Jack near the end of a long trail. What will Aiyana find for herself?
Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci Griffith
Self
An Evening With Nanci Griffith and The Blue Moon Orchestra filmed at the Armadillo in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 26 & 27, 1998.
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
Self
Nanci Griffith performs her Grammy Award winning album "Other Voices, Other Rooms" live at Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas on April 28th, 1993 with special guests including Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Odetta, John Prine, Guy Clark, Iris DeMent, and many more.
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers
Self
Documentary about the Yale Puppeteers. A bit eccentric, certainly off beat and creative, the puppeteers and their story - as well as their place in history - is meticulously documented and tugs at the heartstrings.
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
Self
A tribute concert honoring the life of legendary folksinger Phil Ochs recorded at the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum in 1976.
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Big Laura
In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.
Убежище
Nancy Mannigoe
Темпл Дрейк — дочь губернатора, легкомысленная особа, попадает со своим дружком Гудвином в подозрительную компанию. Гудвина напаивают, а Темпл насилует главарь шайки Кэнди. Темпл, однако, влюбляется в Кэнди и долгое время живет в местном борделе, где всем заправляет наркоманка мисс Реба. Однажды, пытаясь скрыться от полиции, Кэнди разбивается на машине, а беременную Темпл возвращают домой. Скандал замалчивается, и Темпл спешно выходит замуж за Гудвина. Вдруг объявляется Кэнди.