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Tinka Cat

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RIP Odetta, 77
« on: December 03, 2008, 08:13:51 AM »
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/03/MNKP14GLD3.DTL

Born Odetta Holmes, the folksinger and civil rights activist passes away from heart disease at age 77.

Her final performance was at this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in GGPark. 
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Re: RIP Odetta, 77
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2008, 08:50:40 AM »
nice video package (about 19 mins) from the NYTimes:

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/arts/20081203_odetta.html?hp
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Re: RIP Odetta, 77
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2008, 09:25:57 AM »
Ouch.  Tinka, good thing you saw her when you had the chance!
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Re: RIP Odetta, 77
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2008, 10:15:48 AM »
Quote from: Gazoo on December 03, 2008, 09:25:57 AM
Ouch.  Tinka, good thing you saw her when you had the chance!
yeah,  :(  I'm sure a lot of people there were thinking the same thing.
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