Odetta

Summary

Odetta is a human^[1]. She was born in Birmingham^[2]. She was born on December 31, 1930^[3]. She died in New York City^[4]. She died on December 2, 2008^[5]. She worked as a singer^[6], actor^[7], guitarist^[8], television actor^[9], and songwriter^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (807 views/month, #6,931 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Odetta was born in Birmingham^[2].
• Odetta died in New York City^[4].
• Odetta was born on December 31, 1930^[3].
• Odetta died on December 2, 2008^[5].
• Odetta is buried at Harlem Meer^[12].
• Odetta held citizenship in United States^[13].
• English was Odetta's native language^[14].
• Odetta is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[15].
• Odetta's professions included singer^[6].
• Odetta worked as an actor^[7].
• Odetta worked as a guitarist^[8].
• Odetta's professions included television actor^[9].
• Odetta's professions included songwriter^[10].
• Odetta worked as a recording artist^[16].
• Odetta's education included a stint at Los Angeles City College^[17].
• Odetta was educated at Belmont High School^[18].
• Odetta received the National Medal of Arts^[19].
• Odetta received the War Resisters League Peace Award^[20].
• Odetta received the Library of Congress Living Legend^[21].
• Odetta is recorded as female^[22].
• Odetta's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Odetta's genre is traditional folk music^[24].
• Odetta's genre is jazz blues^[25].
• Odetta's genre is country blues^[26].
• Odetta's genre is pop music^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1930-12-31^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2008-12-02^[31]

• Genre(s): folk^[32]

• Community tags: folk^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: e81906c6-cba2-44ec-9e39-29737754d809^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Odetta was born in Birmingham^[2]. She was born on December 31, 1930^[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[15]. English was her native language^[14].

Education

Educated at Los Angeles City College^[17], a community college^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1929^[37] and Belmont High School^[18], a high school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1923^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], actor^[7], guitarist^[8], television actor^[9], songwriter^[10], and recording artist^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include National Medal of Arts^[19], a medallion^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1984^[43]; War Resisters League Peace Award^[20], an annual prize^[44]; and Library of Congress Living Legend^[21], an award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 2000^[47].

Death and Burial

Odetta died on December 2, 2008^[5]. She died in New York City^[4]. She is buried at Harlem Meer^[12].

Why It Matters

Odetta ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (807 views/month, #6,931 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] She is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

Where was Odetta born?

Odetta's place of birth was Birmingham^[2].

Where did Odetta die?

Odetta passed away in New York City^[4].

What did Odetta do for work?

Odetta worked as singer^[6], actor^[7], guitarist^[8], television actor^[9], and songwriter^[10].

Where did Odetta go to school?

Odetta was educated at Los Angeles City College^[17] and Belmont High School^[18].

What awards did Odetta receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Arts^[19], War Resisters League Peace Award^[20], and Library of Congress Living Legend^[21].