Birth Name: Odetta Holmes
Occupation: Folk Singer
Place Of Birth: Alabama
Date Of Birth: December 31, 1930
Date Of Death: December 2, 2008
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Black
Nationality: American
Odetta was born on the 31st of December, 1930. She was best known for being a Folk Singer. Folk and blues singer whose song “Take This Hammer” was included in Time’s All-Time 100 Songs list.
Odetta was born in Alabama. She started being trained to be an opera singer when she was thirteen, later going on to join the Hollywood Turnabout Puppet Theatre. She is considered the voice of the Civil Rights Movement due to her dedication to the rights of African Americans.
Odetta was a Capricorn and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Odetta was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
Odetta Holmes is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
Odetta’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and her father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Odetta’s parents.
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Personal Life
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Odetta was born in the Year of the Horse.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Odetta Holmes |
| NICKNAME: | Odetta Felious (her stepfather’s surname), Odetta Gordon, Odetta |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Capricorn |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Tuesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Odetta was a Capricorn. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are being responsible, disciplined, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Odetta was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are seen as warm-hearted and easygoing. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others.
Ruling Planet: Odetta had a ruling planet of Saturn and has a ruling planet of Saturn and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Saturn. Saturn is a planet of commitment and responsibility, but also restriction and delay. People who are born with Saturn as the ruling planet are disciplined and are hard workers.
Odetta’s birth sign is Capricorn and she had a ruling planet of Saturn.
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