Singer and songwriter Bob Dylan has said that he first became interested in folk singing after listening to the album "Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues."

歌唱家和词曲作者鲍勃.迪伦曾经说过，他第一次对民谣感兴趣是在他听到了《Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues》(《欧蒂塔演唱的民谣和蓝调》)专辑之后。

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He is a protean stylist who can move from blues to ballads and grand symphony.

他是一位富有变化的艺术家，能从布鲁斯转换到民谣以及雄壮的交响乐。

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Even within the confines of musically narrow genres, Cooder allows himself room to stretch, manipulating the song structures of 1930s American music: minstrel folk, country ballads, blues and even the lounge jazz of Chet Baker.

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For New Year's Eve, the Mingus Big Band picked tunes from those records to showcase Mingus' diverse repertoire, including everything from gospel hollers and church music to lush ballads, swinging dance tunes, bebop and the blues.

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Ever since she began her career as an acoustic singer-songwriter in the early '80s, Patty Griffin has specialized in sweet, smart ballads with shades of blues, pop, folk and country.

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