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Towards Record. . . to begin with Odetta Holmes; surname legitimately altered Letter oame Felious, 1937; bom , AL; child of Reuben and you will Blooms (Sanders) Holmes; married Wear Gordon in 1959 (divorced); hitched Gary Shead regarding later 1960s (divorced); married Iversen “Louisiana Red’ Minter in the 1977. Education: Earned a qualification during the traditional tunes and you can sounds funny regarding Los Angeles City College or university. Did since the a beginner singer within Turnabout Movie theater, Movie industry, Ca, 1945; performed regarding the chorus out-of Pinion’s Rainbow, San francisco bay area, California, 1949; provides performed in various concerts and you may festivals, as well as Newport People Festival, This new Orleans Jazz Festival, and you will Ann Arbor People Festival. Actress appearing on stage, into the movies, along with tv videos, including the Autobiography off Miss s, and additionally This evening With Belafonte, 1959, and you will Eating With the President, 1963. (more…)