Livin With The Blues CD

MUSIC

FOLK

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor ~ Odetta

2. Mean And Evil - (previously unreleased) ~ Odetta

3. Livin' With The Blues ~ Odetta

4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out ~ Odetta

5. House Of The Rising Sun ~ Odetta

6. Empty Pocket Blues - (previously unreleased) ~ Odetta

7. Fare Thee Well - (previously unreleased) ~ Odetta

8. Rosie - (previously unreleased) ~ Odetta

9. Special Delivery Blues ~ Odetta

10. Down On Me ~ Odetta

11. Another Man Done Gone ~ Odetta

12. Jumpin' Judy ~ Odetta

13. Timber ~ Odetta

14. Rambler Gambler ~ Odetta

15. Sail Away, Ladies ~ Odetta

16. Midnight Special ~ Odetta

17. Rambling Round Your City ~ Odetta

18. Bald Headed Woman ~ Odetta

19. Ain't No Grave ~ Odetta

20. Roll On, Buddy ~ Odetta

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel includes: Odetta (guitar); Bille Lee (bass).
	Includes liner notes by John Milward.
	Personnel: Odetta (guitar).
	Liner Note Author: John Milward.
	Photographer: Ray Flerlage.
	If any female vocalist should be compared to Leadbelly, it's Odetta. Like Leadbelly, Odetta has long had one foot in folk and the other in the blues. The singer did some of her most compelling work for Vanguard in the '60s, and her Vanguard output is the focus of Livin' With The Blues. Released in 2000, this collection focuses on Odetta's Vanguard recordings of the early '60s and paints a consistently attractive picture of her artistry. Most of the songs on this CD (which contains material from the albums Odetta at Town Hall, My Eyes Have Seen, and One Grain of Sand, along with a few rarities) don't actually have a 12-bar blues format -- this is essentially a folk collection, but it's a folk collection that never loses the feeling of the blues. Whether Odetta accompanies herself on acoustic guitar on "Jumpin' Judy," "Rambler Gambler," and "Bald Headed Woman," or becomes a piano-playing vocalist on performances of "House of the Rising Sun" and "Lovin' With The Blues," the earthy, big-voiced singer provides a wealth of blues feeling throughout this superb collection. ~ Alex Henderson
Producer: Tom Vickers (Compilation)

Artist Overview

Taking inspiration from classic blues singers and folk troubadours of the 1930s and '40s and predating the folk boom of the '60s, Odetta remains one of the most important yet often overlooked artists of the American musical tradition. Her unique, politically charged fusion of blues, traditional Negro spirituals, and American folk songs was a profound influence on a generation of artists from Bob Dylan and Joan Baez to Tracy Chapman. Odetta continued to perform well after her heyday, remaining both fiercely political and artistically engaging.

Compilation Appearances

	Songs Of Pete Seeger
	Sing Your Song:music (Ost)
	Strike A Deep Chord
	Jesus Is The Answer
	Freedom:earthbeat Records Special 20t

Associated Artists and Works

	Leadbelly
	Witherspoon, Jimmy

Technical Info

	Release Date : 04/18/2000
	Original Release Date : 2000
	Catalog ID : 79557
	Label : Vanguard
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Mixed
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00015707955720