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Fact #39839

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Short story:

Influential folk singer Odetta, described by Bob Dylan as "The first thing that turned me on to singing music" is born in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Full article:

Bob Dylan : The first thing that turned me on to singing music was Odetta. I heard a record of hers in a record store. I saved the money I had made working on my daddy's truck and bought a Silvertone guitar from Sears And Roebuck. I was twelve.
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