- Odetta & Larry
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Odetta & Larry Origin San Francisco, California, United States Genres Folk, blues Years active 1953–1954 Labels Fantasy Associated acts Odetta Odetta & Larry was a short-lived blues-folk duo in the mid-1950s. It consisted of Odetta and Lawrence B. Mohr, the former of whom became the more well-known in ensuing decades.
Their only musical output for posterity was recorded live at San Francisco's Tin Angel nightclub in 1953/1954, and first issued on two 7 inch EPs and a 10 inch album on the Fantasy label.
Mohr later earned a Ph.D. in political science. and was Professor on the political science faculty at the University of Michigan.
Discography
- The Tin Angel presents Odetta & Larry Vol. 1 (Fantasy EP-4017 1954)
- The Tin Angel presents Odetta & Larry Vol. 2 (Fantasy EP-4018 1954)
- The Tin Angel presents Odetta & Larry (Fantasy LP 3-15 1954)
- Odetta and Larry (1954), also known as The Tin Angel, the name of the 1993 re-release
External links
- Illustrated Odetta & Larry discography (liner notes, reissues, etc.)
- Allmusic entry for Tin Angel re-release.
- Lawrence B. Mohr page at the University of Michigan
Categories:- American blues musicians
- American folk musicians
- United States folk musical group stubs
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