Early Odetta, Joan Baez and Judy Collins

Subject: Early Odetta, Joan Baez and Judy Collins
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 05:50 PM

Did you or anyone you know see Odetta, Joan and/or Judy perform live before they became famous, or before they became household names? What were they like in those early years as singers, performers and guitarists?

Subject: RE: Early Odetta, Joan Baez and Judy Collins
From: Deckman
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 06:10 PM

If you will sign under your real name, I'll contribute to your thread. Bob(deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: Early Odetta, Joan Baez and Judy Collins
From: SINSULL
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 06:21 PM

I have an early LP of Judy performing in a coffee house. Odetta will be at the Chocolate Church on Saturday promoting a new blues CD. I'll be there.

Subject: RE: Early Odetta, Joan Baez and Judy Collins
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 06:54 PM

I first saw Judy Collins live at a free concert in, I think, 1967. Milwaukee. Schlitz put on a lot of free concerts and I think Flatt & Scruggs and Muddy Waters were on the same bill -- FREE.

She wore a long green velvet dress (it was July) and accompanied herself on piano.

Linn

Subject: RE: Early Odetta, Joan Baez and Judy Collins
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 07:41 PM

Alas, no, I did not see them that soon.

Subject: RE: Early Odetta, Joan Baez and Judy Collins
From: jaze
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 10:15 PM

Don't I wish.

Subject: RE: Early Odetta, Joan Baez and Judy Collins
From: GUEST,John
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 02:49 AM

Hi Sinsull,

What's the name of that Judy Collins coffeehouse recording, and which record company issued it?

Subject: RE: Early Odetta, Joan Baez and Judy Collins
From: Chris in Wheaton
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 10:51 AM

I saw Joan at a free, 5pm concert on a Friday in the Georgetown U gym in March or April, 1964. I think it was just before the NY Concert lp (my favorite) came out, and she did some of those songs. No intro - no back-up, she just walked out, barefoot, played fair guitar and sang with the greatest voice I ever heard for about an hour. By then, I had seen Rambling Jack and Mississippi John and knew the difference, but she still was - and is - a great singer of folk songs.

Just wish her politics were a bit more open-minded after all these years - see the Instapundit post on her "minstrel show" performance last night.

As for her leftist political value - compare Joan with Emma Goldman and Emma comes up shining. Let's keep Emma's grave clean.

Had a late dinner once with Oddetta after her concert - one of the nicest people you'd ever meet. Not a bone of pretension in her. I liked the story about how Chicago singer, Jo Mapes, introduced her to folk music in high school.

Chris in Wheaton

Subject: RE: Early Odetta, Joan Baez and Judy Collins
From: Ellenpoly
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 11:10 AM

I saw Odetta as a child in the early 60s, singing with Harry Belafonte. She wasn't really well known then but was becoming more so because of Belafonte.

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