In somewhere around 1973 I was sitting on a railroad tie at the South Street Seaport Museum in lower Manhattan, with my toddler in a stroller sleeping, my husband and our friends somewhere, all of us come to see Odetta perform. Ever since I first heard her perform earlier in the 1960s, I was her follower, a devoted fan. So I'm hot, exhausted, sitting there, and here she comes with several people, all walking toward the performance area. She saw me, smiled, and I have never forgotten that moment. I felt blessed.
I just saw the tv show, Have Gun Will Travel and saw Odetta. I had to look her up. I say a great actress and now I see a great singer too. I hope she is always remembered . What a treasure.
Odetta is like a vocal wrecking ball. It's a shame hardly anyone talks about her these days. I've yet to encounter anyone in my age group that knows anything about her. Same goes for Paul Robeson. :(
I heard this song about 5 months ago and it touched my soul...I wish people still cared about heartfelt, soulful music. I think the current musical tastes are a reflection of our poor values and ethics in the west.
Only found out about this amazing woman thru a Bob Dylan documentary. I was watching it when Im like, "Wait a minute...I know that song! Rhiannon Giddens sings it!" and found this. Rhiannon does a beautiful powerful version but this cannot be beat.
Thank you for posting this! I saw a clip of it in a Bob Dylan documentary on PBS about ten years ago and have always wanted to hear the full performance.
Same here-I only saw a 10 second clip. Started looking for this when I watched another RUclips video called “11 songs that were Metal before Metal was invented” or something like that. I thought-who was that lady from the Dylan special that played her guitar like a percussion instrument and barked the lyrics of her song-she was punk rock before punk rock existed and Riot Grrl before Riot Grrl existed. Took me a minute to remember her name.
I also must add-I never knew much about Miles Davis before seeing a PBS special on him this year-now I love him! Unbelievably talented. Same thing about Joni Mitchell-never listened to her until I saw the PBS special “Woman of Heart and Mind”- now I love her!!!! Keep it up PBS
Her expression is so powerful, almost scary, starting at 3:29.... I adore this lady, so much willpower. Collected her 10 first albums for only 5 euro from Qobuz!
Waterboy, where are you hiding If you don't come right here Gonna tell you pa on you There ain't no hammer That's on a this mountain That ring like mine boy That ring like mine I'm gonna bust this rock boy From here to the Macon All the way to the jail boy All the way to the jail You Jack o diamond Jack o diamond Know you of old boy I know you're of old You rob-a my pocket Rob my pocket Silver and gold boy Of silver and gold There ain't no sweat boy That's on a this mountain That run like mine boy That run like mine
Frigging amazing. True art. So clear that she had the power, commitment, originality and musicality to inspire Dylan to join the folk movement, not to mention Baez and so many more. I first discovered her old vinyl LPs in thrift stores when a young teen, and I heard her and thought - this woman is a genius. So happy to have seen this performance, thanks for posting.
Thank you so much for finding this and posting it! Thanks to Rhiannon Giddens giving props to those who inspired her, I know about Odetta, and I'm so thankful for that.
I had the privilege of meeting Odetta in 2008 as she was performing at a concert to honor Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the Philly area. ruclips.net/video/TieWAqq6gjg/видео.html She was among the kindest people I have ever met. She was so interested in other people. She had a gentle intensity. All the personality traits of a great leader, listener, and humanitarian. She would have been a great President.
Who in the fuck disliked this video? They're either clueless to music or just plain racist. That's all I can honestly think of why someone would not love her. Thank you Odetta for your beautiful voice and talent..
It is, indeed, Waterboy. If you look at the Wikipedia article, there's a list of the many people who have covered it, including Avery Robinson in the 1920s, Odetta, and Harry Belafonte. Like all old, traditional songs, there will be many permutations of the lyrics, and no real consensus on what the "original" text was, because it grew organically and could sound different in different regions. If you look them up, there are more similarities than differences between Robinson's, Belafonte's, and Odetta's versions, because they share the same root, while not being absolutely beholden to some original blueprint.
In somewhere around 1973 I was sitting on a railroad tie at the South Street Seaport Museum in lower Manhattan, with my toddler in a stroller sleeping, my husband and our friends somewhere, all of us come to see Odetta perform. Ever since I first heard her perform earlier in the 1960s, I was her follower, a devoted fan. So I'm hot, exhausted, sitting there, and here she comes with several people, all walking toward the performance area. She saw me, smiled, and I have never forgotten that moment. I felt blessed.
What a beautiful, chilling memory.
This is a young women that, to me at least, has a bit of Odetta...........facebook.com/118817044807770/videos/3349977151767588/
Saralyn: Grateful for this wonderful loving story THANK YOU
I'm hearing about her in May 2022 at this moment due to this video .Glad to see your comment as the first and only one so far.
Love that story 🤗 we're probably about same age
She has the voice of mother earth, the voice of truth, so deep, so beautiful.
The fact this footage exists makes me glad to be alive in these times.
I'm stunned, i'm moved, i can't describe what i'm feeling. Her voice is incredible.
The timbre of her voice is ridiculous. It's like her chest is deep caravan for her vocals to roll around in and expand. Fabulous talent.
I worked back stag ay Kerrville Folk Festival. Met her when she appeared there .She was amazing and kind.
So happy to be learning about Odetta in 2022, sad it took me until my 30's to do so. Such an important piece of U.S. and world history she was.
Have a concert program signed by odetta.
Maybe look into LeadBelly ..
Start with ‘Rock Island Line’ .
Try being 71 😢
@@helenpilgrim3921 better late than never, eh! =)
Wow! No words can describe the feelings she emotes.
You feel her don’t you
There ain’t no hammer, wooow!
I was gonna try to post but you said it for me. Thanks for the words I couldn't come up with.
Her voice touches my soul.
Happy Heavenly 93rd Birthday Odetta Holmes December 31 1930 - December 2 2008
I just saw the tv show, Have Gun Will Travel and saw Odetta. I had to look her up. I say a great actress and now I see a great singer too. I hope she is always remembered . What a treasure.
Odetta is like a vocal wrecking ball. It's a shame hardly anyone talks about her these days. I've yet to encounter anyone in my age group that knows anything about her. Same goes for Paul Robeson. :(
I heard this song about 5 months ago and it touched my soul...I wish people still cared about heartfelt, soulful music. I think the current musical tastes are a reflection of our poor values and ethics in the west.
There are TY videos of Robeson singing this too which are also mesmerizing.
We need better arts education.
@@blacsouljah From your lips to God's ears.
@@russellfrazier3151 I could not agree with you more! (I care!)
The best thing I've ever heard or will.
This gives me chills.
Saw her at the river boat in Toronto when I was 14 years old and the only one how comes close is Mahalha Jackson and I,M 69 now
Came to this video from a Bob Dylan documentary. And man, Odetta is something else. This is damn good music.
What an underrated artist.
I think artists now are overrated
What a understatement
Only found out about this amazing woman thru a Bob Dylan documentary. I was watching it when Im like, "Wait a minute...I know that song! Rhiannon Giddens sings it!" and found this. Rhiannon does a beautiful powerful version but this cannot be beat.
Same!
same =)
Got to see Rhiannon perform
It live a few years ago, you know, when we had live music and things like that :)
what she's expressing is so deep, its heartbreaking
Let's keep her legend going forward forever
Ms. Odetta, she hugs that song, wow that was beautiful! Thanks
We sure could used some soothing during this covid 19 thank you Ms. Odetta. RIP 💜
Her shadow looks so cool and amazing performer.
what a beauty in so, so many ways. rest in power and peace, dearest Odetta
Best live performance!
mother of rock
Jesus, I got goosebumps, stunning
We'd have a better world if more folks knew Odetta.
From Brazil, I say: my god!
Imagine hearing this live
A great performer she was.
Sublime! So much strength, control and feeling.
All of this time I've been listening to Don Shirley's Version and has no idea it was the same song I'd heard decades ago from Odetta
oh baby....made the hair on my neck stand up....
holy shit, this is the best thing since I listened to Janis the Joplin for the first time...I'm 20 lol
You might be interested to know that Janis was a huge Odetta fan.
Thank you for posting this! I saw a clip of it in a Bob Dylan documentary on PBS about ten years ago and have always wanted to hear the full performance.
Same!
Same doc is where I discovered her and John Jacob Niles
Ditto! That noise she makes when she smacks her guitar...I thought it was a bowling alley pin! Loved this performance!❤
Same here-I only saw a 10 second clip. Started looking for this when I watched another RUclips video called “11 songs that were Metal before Metal was invented” or something like that. I thought-who was that lady from the Dylan special that played her guitar like a percussion instrument and barked the lyrics of her song-she was punk rock before punk rock existed and Riot Grrl before Riot Grrl existed. Took me a minute to remember her name.
I also must add-I never knew much about Miles Davis before seeing a PBS special on him this year-now I love him! Unbelievably talented. Same thing about Joni Mitchell-never listened to her until I saw the PBS special “Woman of Heart and Mind”- now I love her!!!! Keep it up PBS
Whowww! Yahhh! Great great guitar accompaniment also.
Her expression is so powerful, almost scary, starting at 3:29.... I adore this lady, so much willpower. Collected her 10 first albums for only 5 euro from Qobuz!
Mesmerizing performance.
What a gifted talent to the world.
Oh my God ❤️🖤💔 I love her
Amazing...sublime. What a powerful voice.
absolutely incredible. It is the best thing I have seen in many lives. Simply stunning!
the POWER! she's a force
Waterboy, where are you hiding
If you don't come right here
Gonna tell you pa on you
There ain't no hammer
That's on a this mountain
That ring like mine boy
That ring like mine
I'm gonna bust this rock boy
From here to the Macon
All the way to the jail boy
All the way to the jail
You Jack o diamond
Jack o diamond
Know you of old boy
I know you're of old
You rob-a my pocket
Rob my pocket
Silver and gold boy
Of silver and gold
There ain't no sweat boy
That's on a this mountain
That run like mine boy
That run like mine
Thanks for this. Very powerful stuff
Thanks for the inspiration to move along with my paths 😉🎉😊
Frigging amazing. True art. So clear that she had the power, commitment, originality and musicality to inspire Dylan to join the folk movement, not to mention Baez and so many more. I first discovered her old vinyl LPs in thrift stores when a young teen, and I heard her and thought - this woman is a genius. So happy to have seen this performance, thanks for posting.
POWERFUL PERFORMANCE THANK YOU
Wonderful music from heaven
thank you so much for this. i've been dreaming of finding a full version of this live version!
Thank you so much for finding this and posting it! Thanks to Rhiannon Giddens giving props to those who inspired her, I know about Odetta, and I'm so thankful for that.
What a SLAM......!!!!! Thanks !!!
So,so good
sublime
Whoa! Just found her. S
Amazing!
Powerful performance.
Maravilhosa!
thank you ! Search this live for years ! Thank's!
thank you so much
Powerful.
Wonderful!!
Omg. Touched by God.
what a champ, one of my heroes
oh odetta ye is just tickling my ears!!!
So amazing. Thanks for posting!
Astonishing.
Thank you very much for posting this wonderful video!
More SOUL in one of her fingers than a whole city block of Harlem or New Orleans!!
More soul in her pinky finger than in scarsdale or Grosse pointe --you mean?
Wonderful
A force of nature. G’damn.
great, great song.
Great Wall Street Journal article about Odetta April 25-26, 2020
If the blues, got the blues
immensa.
spettacolare
Chills...
Si ça ne vous percute pas, c'est que vous dormez 😢
FEELING
СПАСИБО ОГРОМНОЕ!
Wow.
Pazzesca!
This needs to get louder, a lot louder.
Wow wow wow, that's all I can say
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😮NC.
WHAA! Krunek 😱
check out Rhiannon Giddens version
I had the privilege of meeting Odetta in 2008 as she was performing at a concert to honor Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the Philly area.
ruclips.net/video/TieWAqq6gjg/видео.html
She was among the kindest people I have ever met. She was so interested in other people. She had a gentle intensity. All the personality traits of a great leader, listener, and humanitarian. She would have been a great President.
Who in the fuck disliked this video? They're either clueless to music or just plain racist. That's all I can honestly think of why someone would not love her. Thank you Odetta for your beautiful voice and talent..
Agree marry me
16 people apparently have no concept of soul..... how sad for them
If you Lack a soul you must thumb it down. ☮️
One of those people who can make music out of nothing.
2020 ???
I’m a singer and to be different I think I might learn the song to do a cover of it the song is for unique
PUTA QUE PARIU !!! QUE VOZ
Anyone see odettas shadow as an upside heron or crane?
Does anyone know the lyrics, key, and , chord progression to this
Tyler Basho Brandon classic blues progression in the key of B
🤤. Christ Almighty.
What did Odetta die of, anybody, please ???
Cardiovascular disease
Yet MGM
Ou
The song itself not the best but here vocals is mind-blowing truly gifted it's only one Odette
sounds like Mercedes Sosa
Odetta , Inezita ruclips.net/video/947DHsjSV2A/видео.html
This is not Waterboy. I don't know what song it is, but I looked up the lyrics and they don't match.
It is, indeed, Waterboy. If you look at the Wikipedia article, there's a list of the many people who have covered it, including Avery Robinson in the 1920s, Odetta, and Harry Belafonte. Like all old, traditional songs, there will be many permutations of the lyrics, and no real consensus on what the "original" text was, because it grew organically and could sound different in different regions.
If you look them up, there are more similarities than differences between Robinson's, Belafonte's, and Odetta's versions, because they share the same root, while not being absolutely beholden to some original blueprint.
@@ParoexOK