GORDON, ODETTA

GORDON, ODETTA (née ODETTA HOLMES; also known as ODETTA FELIOUS GORDON). Folksinger (31 December 1930 in Birmingham, Alabama). Her family moved to Los Angeles, California, when she was seven years old. She obtained her musical education in the public schools of Los Angeles, where she sang in glee clubs and first studied voice, and at Los Angeles City College, where she majored in music. Her first professional experience was as a member of the chorus in a local production of . Her family moved to Los Angeles, California, when she was seven years old. She obtained her musical education in the public schools of Los Angeles, where she sang in glee clubs and first studied voice, and at Los Angeles City College, where she majored in music. Her first professional experience was as a member of the chorus in a local production of ...