''The Tin Angel'' is
Odetta & Larry's only album, and the first recording by
Odetta
Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire co ...
, originally released in September 1954 on Fantasy Records.
Background
* The album is a collection of recordings of
Odetta
Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire co ...
and
Larry Mohr from 1953–54; it was partially recorded live at
San Francisco's Tin Angel nightclub. The 1993 CD re-release contained six extra tracks, recorded in March 1954.
* Like much of Odetta's early work, "The Tin Angel" combines
traditional
A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays or ...
songs (e.g.
spirituals
Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, African American spirituals, Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music that is associated with Black Americans, which merged sub-Saharan African cultural heritage with the ex ...
) with
blues covers. It is often only credited as an
Odetta
Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire co ...
solo album, perhaps because she went on to have the more successful career.
Track listing
* ''Marked''
''are 1993 CD bonus tracks.
All songs traditional unless stated.''
# "
John Henry" – 3:09
# "
Old Cotton Fields at Home" ''(
Leadbetter)'' – 3:59
# "The
Frozen Logger" ''(
Haglund,
Stevens)'' – 2:53
# "
Run, Come See Jerusalem" ''(
Blind Blake
Arthur Blake (1896 – December 1, 1934), known as Blind Blake, was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He is known for recordings he made for Paramount Records between 1926 and 1932.
Early life
Little is known of Blake's life. ...
)'' – 2:06
# "Old Blue" – 2:36
# "
Water Boy
In the United States, a water boy or water girl (sometimes spelled waterboy or watergirl) was someone who worked in the field, providing water to farm workers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, the name is given to those who work on the ...
" – 3:40
# "
Santy Anno" – 2:18
# "I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago"/"The Biggest Thing" (Woody Guthrie) – 2:47
# "Riding in My Car (Car Song)" (Woody Guthrie) – 1:27
# "No More Cane on the Brazos" – 2:19
# "Payday at Coal Creek" – 3:02
# "
'Buked and Scorned" – 2:46
# "
Rock Island Line
"Rock Island Line" is an American folk song. Ostensibly about the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, it appeared as a folk song as early as 1929. The first recorded performance of "Rock Island Line" was by inmates of the Arkansas Cummins ...
" ''(
Leadbetter)'' – 1:47
# "
Another Man Done Gone"
''(
Hall,
Lomax,
Lomax,
Tartt)'' – 3:05
# "Children Go Where I Send Thee"
– 2:35
# "I Know Where I'm Going"
– 2:10
# "
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" is a traditional African-American spiritual, first published in 1927. It became an international pop hit in 1957–58 in a recording by English singer Laurie London, and has been recorded by many other si ...
"
– 1:55
# "Timber"
– 3:49
# "
Wade in the Water
"Wade in the Water" (Roud 5439) is an African American jubilee song, a spiritual—in reference to a genre of music "created and first sung by African Americans in slavery." The lyrics to "Wade in the Water" were first co-published in 1901 in ...
"
– 1:57
Album
* The original vinyl
LP was transparent red in color.
References
External links
*
"The Tin Angel" on Allmusic"Odetta And Larry" (album) at Musicstack* ''The Tin Angel'' o
Amazonan
Amazon.co.uk(further information/reviews)
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Odetta & Larry albums
1954 debut albums
Fantasy Records albums