RIP Odetta
In the fall of 1986, my college sponsored a big anti-nuke/Great Peace March concert, to be held in the big stone chapel with the amazing acoustics. My group and I (being big campus names but unknown in the roster of big-name folkies) performed our couple of songs at 7 pm or so , while the big names like Odetta, Ronnie Gilbert, Peter Yarrow, etc. went much later at 9 ish. After our brief turn on stage was over, we went backstage and were welcomed warmly by Odetta herself who had been listening to us sing. I don't remember much of what she said, but she sang something softly with us while a speaker was out front onstage. Not a song for performance, just because she wanted to share music with 8 starstruck college girls, and encourage us to remain with music. I certainly have. Rest in peace, ma'am.