{"product_id":"book-dif6","title":"Odetta","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eAudioFile\u003c\/i\u003e Best Audiobook of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in-depth biography of the legendary singer and “Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,” who combatted racism and prejudice through her music.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOdetta channeled her anger and despair into some of the most powerful folk music the world has ever heard. Through her lyrics and iconic persona, Odetta made lasting political, social, and cultural change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA leader of the 1960s folk revival, Odetta is one of the most important singers of the last hundred years. Her music has influenced a huge number of artists over many decades, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, the Kinks, Jewel, and, more recently, Rhiannon Giddens and Miley Cyrus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Odetta’s importance extends far beyond music. Journalist Ian Zack follows Odetta from her beginnings in deeply segregated Birmingham, Alabama, to stardom in San Francisco and New York. Odetta used her fame to bring attention to the civil rights movement, working alongside Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, and other artists. Her opera-trained voice echoed at the 1963 March on Washington and the Selma to Montgomery march, and she arranged a tour throughout the deeply segregated South. Her “Freedom Trilogy” songs became rallying cries for protesters everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through interviews with Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Judy Collins, Carly Simon, and many others, Zack brings Odetta back into the spotlight, reminding the world of the folk music that powered the civil rights movement and continues to influence generations of musicians today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eListen to the author’s top five Odetta hits while you read:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Spiritual Trilogy (Oh Freedom\/Come and Go with Me\/I’m On My Way) \u003cbr\u003e2. I’ve Been Driving on Bald Mountain\/Water Boy \u003cbr\u003e3. Take This Hammer \u003cbr\u003e4. The Gallows Pole \u003cbr\u003e5. Muleskinner Blues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccess the playlist here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/3c2HnF4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here to view or download\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49327820603696,"sku":"BDdif6","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dif6-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776324204","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dif6","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}