Paste Magazine online had a nice brief writeup about her life which you can read here. The article had this to say about Odetta: "Her soulful musicianship had a vital strength that inspired further generations of luminaries. Bob Dylan cited her first record as the his initial turn-on to folk singing. And Rosa Parks, when asked after the the Montgomery, Ala. bus boycott what music was important to her, said "all the songs Odetta sings."
If you remember I had a post dedicated to the song "God's Gonna Cut You Down" aka"Run On" back in October 2007, which included this track Odetta's version of the tune: "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Odetta (mp3). The other versions can be found here.
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Monday, October 29, 2007
God's Gonna Cut You Down
The last Hopscast featured a song called “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash. Since it was a cover show I mentioned that it was a Moby song. Well, that isn’t entirely true. The song is actually a traditional folk song that has been recorded several times over the years. Most famously it was recorded under the name “Run On” by Bill Landford and the Landfordaires. This is the version that Moby sampled and remixed for his album Play. I am most familiar with that version, and indeed it is probably the most famous, which is why I gave him credit.
Here are some other versions of “Run On” or “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”.
"Run On" by Bill Landford and the Landfordaires
"God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Odetta
And of course the Johnny Cash video of the song:
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