Odetta vintage concert flyer Royce Hall 1961 Folk Music Civil Rights History

Description

7" x 10" paper flyer
2 sided
publicizing a performancee at Royce Hall, UCLA on Thursday, Feruary 9, 1961.
it is stained from tape residue, it is bent on 2 corners, there is color missing on the purple top edge, there is writing on it, "with Steffie".
see the photos.
it is still a striking piece of music and civil rights history.
Odetta Holmes
(December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as
Odetta
, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil and human rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement".
[1]
Her musical repertoire consisted largely of
American folk music
,
blues
,
jazz
, and
spirituals
. An important figure in the
American folk music revival
of the 1950s and 1960s, she influenced many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including
Bob Dylan
,
Joan Baez
,
Mavis Staples
, and
Janis Joplin
.
Time
magazine included her recording of "
Take This Hammer
" on its list of the 100 Greatest Popular Songs, stating that "
Rosa Parks
was her No. 1 fan, and
Martin Luther King Jr.
called her the queen of American folk music.