5 Key Facts About Odetta Sings the Blues

It is a reissue of a 1962 album The 1968 release Odetta Sings the Blues is a reissue of the 1962 Riverside Records album Odetta and the Blues.

Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios The original recordings took place at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City.

Features Odetta’s early blues work The album captures Odetta’s blues repertoire from her early 1960s period, before she became widely known for folk.

Riverside Records released the original The original 1962 album was released on the Riverside label, known for jazz and folk recordings.

The reissue changed the title The 1968 version was renamed Odetta Sings the Blues, likely to market it more directly to blues audiences.