Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 9

Take Me to the Pilot

Using a classic Elton John song to emphasize the role Dick James played in his stratospheric rise as an artist.

“Through a glass eye, your throne
Is the one danger zone
Take me to the pilot for control
Take me to the pilot of your soul”

#eltonjohn #BERNIETAUPIN #DICKJAMES #orangebicycle #Odetta #johnfarnham #rickwakeman #SolomonBurke #JoseFeliciano #TaronEgerton #jackblack #thebeatles

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/take-me-to-the-pilot-one-simple-ad-changed-music-history-musicislife-tedtockscovers-eltonjohn-bernietaupin/

Today in Labor History December 31, 1930: American singer-songwriter, guitarist, civil rights activist and actress Odetta was born. She played and sang folk music, blues, jazz and spirituals. She influenced Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples and Janis Joplin. She is perhaps most remembered for her performance of “O Freedom” at the 1963 March on Washington. In reference to the Civil Rights Movement, she described herself as "one of the privates in a very big army."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SdDZyfrTuc

#workingclass #LaborHistory #folkmusic #civilrights #protest #activism #odetta #BlackMastodon

Odetta

December 31, 1930 ~ Blues and folk singer Odetta is born Odetta Holmes in Birmingham, Alabama. Named the "Queen of American folk music" by Martin Luther King Jr., Odetta sings "O Freedom" at the 1963 March on Washington and is considered The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement. Listen to my Odetta playlist on Amazon Music ... #Odetta #birthday #blues #folk #civilrightsmovement #spirituals #queenofamericanfolkmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky

http://robinbannks.com/2025/12/31/odetta/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Roadhouse

Odetta:
🎵 Midnight Special

#Odetta

https://mistybluesband.bandcamp.com/track/midnight-special-feat-gina-coleman

https://open.spotify.com/track/6M0OFZdCFP1QZ1OCEhBq4n

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Roadhouse

Odetta:
🎵 Cotton Fields

#Odetta

https://open.spotify.com/track/4JAbgUhowjbtul3BKJRMtK

🎶 show playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2nycjqXrmy3ewC8bBsSReC

🎶 KEXP playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VNALrOa3gWbk794YuIrwg

https://youtu.be/F2eHL8G08gY?si=x3_FEdgWXYa5lyIA

La meva #CançóDelDia per al divendres 17 d'octubre és aquesta de l'#Odetta #Birmingham #Actriu #Cantant #Compositora #Activista #Pop #Jazz #Blues 🗺️!

One Grain of Sand is a studio album by the American folk singer and guitarist Odetta. It was released in January 1963 through Vanguard Records,.. - Wikipedia

One Grain of Sand Review by William Ruhlmann

By the time the independent folk label Vanguard Records got around to releasing its sixth Odetta album, One Grain of Sand, in 1963, the singer had already decamped to RCA Victor and released her major-label debut, Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin', in 1962. But One Grain of Sand is not just a collection of outtakes assembled to fulfill a contract and take revenge on a departed artist. It finds Odetta accompanying herself as usual on acoustic guitar and joined by Bill Lee on string bass, putting her inimitable stamp on a good set of traditional folk songs along with numbers associated with Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, and Pete Seeger. She also brings in spirituals, blues, and even country on a cover of "Cool Water."..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzg0Fgw3SGk&list=OLAK5uy_lYqqfKD9X6_YRiXPWU4rcpoQGkL3b9gTE

#odetta #vanguard #folkmusic #billlee

Odetta at Town Hall is a live album by American folk singer Odetta, recorded at Town Hall, New York, NY. At this time, Odetta was at the height of her career and performed an annual concert at the venue, typically in the month of April. It is not clear if this is her 1961 or 1962 concert performance. It could potentially be a compilation of her performances at Town Hall throughout the early 1960s. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8976BHzt8c&list=PLwr2y7FoClTCtY_QWgfyk5ZN0aode2456&index=6

#odetta #folk #folkblues #vanguardrecords

Odetta at Town Hall is a live album by American folk singer Odetta, recorded at Town Hall, New York, NY. At this time, Odetta was at the height of her career and performed an annual concert at the venue, typically in the month of April. It is not clear if this is her 1961 or 1962 concert performance. It could potentially be a compilation of her performances at Town Hall throughout the early 1960s. This album was first issued in 1962, as per the Vanguard Discography logs. - Wikipedia

Spike Lee's dad, Bill, is on bass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmsei7Ym8kw&list=OLAK5uy_ktGHhmgSio8_NkvLQm77zHHIhWunEXApQ

#odetta #vanguardrecords #spikelee #folk #blues #gospel