I had the privilege of stumbling on Odetta for an hours worth of fantastic television. If your ETV station can get your hands on this 8 part series "Blues Divas" it should. Morgan Freeman hosts it, it was taped last year in Clarksdale, Miss. You can check it out on the site of Mississippi Public Broadcasting, but I found this link which had a better description.

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If you are an unfortunate like me who had only heard her on an occasional recording and didn't get what the big deal was, sheesh, you gotta hear this lady in person someday, or at least see this wonderful piece of video.