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Odetta Sings Ballads And Blues [2005 bonus tracks], 1956
traditional
Starting with some beautiful guitar lines, Odetta sings this folk ballad in a powerful contralto. I'm reminded of Dylan's "Worried blues," which lifts the line "I'm going where the chilly winds don't blow," and also of "Kingsport Town," with its references to wind and rhetorical wondering who will take care of the girl when he's gone. Anyhoo, Odetta brings strength and majesty to what is ultimately a rather slight folk blues about leaving for a warmer clime. In the context of the civil rights movement its lyric hints at better times that may be coming.
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