[78-L] Odetta seriously ill

[Kristjan Saag]

She used to perform quite a lot in Sweden in the 60's.
I played "Pastures Of Plenty" in my programme last year. Her deep, 
expressive voice and the light, crisp guitar playing - a tremendous 
combination.
Hope she recovers.
Kristjan
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Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:41 PM
Subject: [78-L] Odetta seriously ill


> Odetta made 78s for Fantasy in the mid-1950s.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>
> Odetta, singer/songwriter known as "The Voice of the Civil Rights
> Movement," is seriously ill and in a New York hospital with kidney
> failure, according to a statement from her manager.
> Odetta apparently went to the Lenox HIll Hospital over the weekend
> for a simple IV treatment but had kidney failure Nov. 9 and is listed
> in critical condition. An active supporter of President-elect Barack
> Obama, Odetta is determined to sing at his inauguration in January,
> according to manager Doug Yeager. The full statement follows:
>
> Dear Friends of Odetta,
> On behalf of Odetta's adopted daughter Michelle Esrick and her niece
> Jan Ford (in California), I would like to share with you - Odetta's
> large extended family of brothers and sisters - the current health
> crisis in her life. On Saturday, she went into Lenox Hill Hospital
> for a check-up and IV nourishment. However, on Sunday evening she
> went into kidney failure, and we were told that the next 24 hours
> would determine if she would survive.
> Miraculously, she made it through that emergency, but is still listed
> in critical condition. I was on the road when she went in the
> hospital and rushed back on Sunday. Jan and I are thankful that
> Michelle was here and has been by Odetta's side every moment of this
> ordeal.
> Odetta believes she is going to sing at Obama's Inauguration, and I
> believe that is the reason she is still alive. She has a big poster
> of Barack Obama taped on the wall across from her bed. Her old heart
> has already outperformed and lasted far beyond the expectations of
> the heart specialists who treated her in January-March 2007 when she
> had her last health crisis while touring out West. Now compounded
> with the kidney failure, the doctors at the hospital are trying to do
> everything possible to stabilize her system and prevent the weakening
> of her other organs. They have her on dialysis now to rid the body of
> the toxic poisons that have built up, and it seems to be slowly
> working. She is sleeping a lot, but after a dialysis treatment and
> some food, she is coherent and talking. She is not in pain. We are
> told that she will be in the ICU Unit for at least another week, and
> that we'll just have to wait and see after that.
> All of you are well aware of Odetta's indomitable spirit.
> Accordingly, I wouldn't bet against her singing for Barack in January!
> If you would like to send a card, I know that she would love to hear
> from you (address of the hospital is below).
>
> Ms. Odetta Gordon
> Room # 719, 7th Floor ICU Unit
> LENOX HILL HOSPITAL
> 100 East 77th Street
> New York, NY 10021
>
> Warmest regards,
> Doug Yeager
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