Odetta

Odetta, singing voice of the Civil Rights movement, has died of heart disease at 77.

Oh, Freedom!  Oh, oh Freedom!
Oh Freedom over me!


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/arts/music/03odetta.html?_r=1

A link for Odetta

EBear, being more net-savvy than me, tracked down some video clips of her songs.  A reminder of what we've lost . . .

http://matociquala.livejournal.com/1520052.html?view=30135220&style=mine#t30135220

We saw her live, somewhere around forty years ago.  Electrifying.

Meanwhile, back at the sunset

Literally.

Depressing, that's what it is.