This Little Light Of Mine - Music
This Little Light Of Mine by Odetta
Odetta
Artist Biography For Odetta
Odetta December 31 1930 - December 2 2008 Was An African-American Singer Whose Repertoire Consists Largely Of American Folk Music Blues And Spirituals. She Was Born Odetta Holmes In Birmingham Alabama Grew Up In Los Angeles California And Studied Music At Los Angeles City College. Having Operatic Training From The Age Of 13 Her First Professional Experience Was In Musical Theater With A Touring Company Of The Musical Finian's Rainbow In 1949. While On Tour With Finian's Rainbow Odetta "fell In With An Enthusiastic Group Of Young Balladeers" And After 1951 Concentrated On Folksinging. She Made Her Name By Playing Around The Country At The Blue Angel Nightclub New York City The Hungry I San Francisco And Tin Angel San Francisco Where She And Larry Mohr Recorded Odetta And Larry In 1954 For Fantasy Records. A Solo Career Followed With Odetta Sings Ballads And Blues 1956 And A Live Album Recorded At The Gate Of Horn In Chicago In 1957. Harry Belafonte Included Her In A Nationwide Television Special In 1959 And Odetta Sings Folk Songs Was One Of 1963's Best-Selling Folk Albums. Odetta Was Active In The Civil Rights Movement And Martin Luther King Jr. Called Her "the Queen Of American Folk Music". Bob Dylan And Joan Baez Were Among Many Folk Musicians Who Credited Odetta With Being A Major Influence On Their Work. Having Previous Acting Experience Odetta Also Acted In Several Films Notably The Film Of William Faulkner's Sanctuary 1961 And The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman 1974 . On December 02 2008 Odetta Died From Heart Disease In New York City. She Was 77 Years Of Age.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: This Little Light of Mine
Odetta - Gonna Let It Shine
A Gospel Children's Song Written By Harry Dixon Loes 1895-1965 In About 1920. Loes Who Studied At The Moody Bible Institute And The American Conservatory Of Music Was A Musical Composer And Teacher Who Wrote And Co-Wrote Several Other Gospel Songs. The Song Has Since Entered The Folk Tradition First Being Collected By John Lomax In 1939. Often Thought Of As A Negro Spiritual It Does Not However Appear In Any Collection Of Jubilee Or Plantation Songs From The Nineteenth Century Depending On The Source The Song May Take Its Theme From Matthew 5 16 "Let Your Light Shine Before Men That They May See Your Fine Works And Give Glory To Your Father Who Is In The Heaven." Or It May Refer To The Words Of Jesus In Luke 11 33 Where He Said "No Man When He Hath Lighted A Candle Putteth It In A Secret Place Neither Under A Bushel But On A Candlestick That They Which Come In May See The Light." Or It May Be Based On Matthew 5 14-15 Where Jesus Said "Ye Are The Light Of The World. A City That Is Set On An Hill Cannot Be Hid. Neither Do Men Light A Candle And Put It Under A Bushel But On A Candlestick And It Giveth Light Unto All That Are In The House."
It Has Often Been Published With A Set Of Hand Movements To Be Used For The Instruction Of Children.
Under The Influence Of Zilphia Horton Fannie Lou Hamer And Others It Eventually Became A Civil Rights Anthem In The 1950s And 1960s. The Seekers Recorded It For Their Second UK Album Hide & Seekers Also Known As The Four & Only Seekers In 1964. Over Time It Also Became A Very Popular Children's Song Recorded And Performed By The Likes Of Raffi In The 1980s.
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Odetta December 31 1930 - December 2 2008 Was An African-American Singer Whose Repertoire Consists Largely Of American Folk Music Blues And Spirituals. She Was Born Odetta Holmes In Birmingham Alabama Grew Up In Los Angeles California And Studied Music At Los Angeles City College. Having Operatic Training From The Age Of 13 Her First Professional Experience Was In Musical Theater With A Touring Company Of The Musical Finian's Rainbow In 1949. While On Tour With Finian's Rainbow Odetta "fell In With An Enthusiastic Group Of Young Balladeers" And After 1951 Concentrated On Folksinging. She Made Her Name By Playing Around The Country At The Blue Angel Nightclub New York City The Hungry I San Francisco And Tin Angel San Francisco Where She And Larry Mohr Recorded Odetta And Larry In 1954 For Fantasy Records. A Solo Career Followed With Odetta Sings Ballads And Blues 1956 And A Live Album Recorded At The Gate Of Horn In Chicago In 1957. Harry Belafonte Included Her In A Nationwide Television Special In 1959 And Odetta Sings Folk Songs Was One Of 1963's Best-Selling Folk Albums. Odetta Was Active In The Civil Rights Movement And Martin Luther King Jr. Called Her "the Queen Of American Folk Music". Bob Dylan And Joan Baez Were Among Many Folk Musicians Who Credited Odetta With Being A Major Influence On Their Work. Having Previous Acting Experience Odetta Also Acted In Several Films Notably The Film Of William Faulkner's Sanctuary 1961 And The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman 1974 . On December 02 2008 Odetta Died From Heart Disease In New York City. She Was 77 Years Of Age.
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A gospel children's song written by Harry Dixon Loes (1895-1965) in about 1920. Loes, who studied at the Moody Bible Institute and the American Conservatory of Music, was a musical composer, and teacher, who wrote, and co-wrote, several other gospel songs. The song has since entered the folk tradition, first being collected by John Lomax in 1939. Often thought of as a Negro spiritual, it does not, however, appear in any collection of jubilee or plantation songs from the nineteenth century:
Depending on the source, the song may take its theme from Matthew 5:16, "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heaven." Or, it may refer to the words of Jesus in Luke 11:33, where he said, "No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light." Or, it may be based on Matthew 5:14-15, where Jesus said, "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house."
It has often been published with a set of hand movements to be used for the instruction of children.
Under the influence of Zilphia Horton, Fannie Lou Hamer and others it eventually became a Civil Rights anthem in the 1950s and 1960s. The Seekers recorded it for their second UK album, Hide & Seekers (also known as The Four & Only Seekers) in 1964. Over time it also became a very popular children's song, recorded and performed by the likes of Raffi in the 1980s.
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