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Odetta was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2019 OP
My mother took me to hear Odetta perform Harker Dec 2019 #1
I enjoyed her, "Nobody knows you when you're down and out." 3Hotdogs Dec 2019 #2

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1. My mother took me to hear Odetta perform
Tue Dec 31, 2019, 11:03 AM
Dec 2019

at a small restaurant in Boulder, Colorado. I was nine, I think. On her way to the stage, Odetta stopped and placed her hand atop my head and smiled at me.

What a beautiful soul.

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