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Odetta - Cool Water

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Odetta Holmes -63 with a fine version of the classic desert-song (composed by Bob Nolan) first recorded in 1936 (Dude Martin), 1941 Sons of the Pioneers and featured later in the movie "Along the Navajo Trail". Dan is getting tired: "Like me i guess he´d like to rest where there´s no quest - for water..."

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Odetta Holmes, known as Odetta, was an American singer, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals.

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