Day 2: Odetta
Odetta's influence on fellow artists is immeasurable. She has been cited as having an impact on Bob Dylan, Maya Angelou, Carly Simon, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Janis Joplin and others. Her impressive discography is filled with collaborations with musicians such as Harry Belafonte, Larry Moore, and Joan Baez. She continued to tour until just a few months before she passed away on December 2, 2008.