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Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin is a songwriter, and has been highly respected for her works in music. Her childhood. was full of music because both her mother and her grandmother liked singing. She bought her first guitar at 16, began writing songs in high school and soon started playing with a band called Patty the Executive.
Her song l,000 Kisses won her a Grammy nomination(提名) although she lost the award.
Judy Collins
Judy Collins was an important artist in the peace movement of the 1960s. She started her own record company, Wildflower. Records. She began as a classical pianist at 13. In the 40 years that followed, Judy became known as an important American folk singer.
Odetta
One thing you always hear when people talk about Odetta is the excellent power of her voice. Known for her powerful stage presence and her skillful ability to command the simplest instruments -- her voice as well as her guitar. Odetta rose to fame singing the classic African-American folk songs and spirituals.
She has also touched the blues.
Joan Baez
Joan Baez is one of the most remarkable singers in American folk music in the 20th century. Her Father was a physicist and was forced to move the family often throughout Joan's childhood. Inspired by her experiences as a could traveling the world, Joan's music includes the peace and civil rights movement
She has been a constant voice for peace and social justice .
1. What can we know about Patty Griffin?
A. She has created the best works in the world.
B. Her mother and her grandmother taught her to sing.
C. Her song l,000 Kisses didn't win the Grammy award
D. She founded her first band Patty & the Executive.
2. Who started her own record company?
A. Patty Griffin. B. Judy Collins.
C. Odetta. D. Joan Baez.
3. According to the paragraph 3, we can infer that Odetta is good at_____ .
A. using her voice and her guitar
B. writing African-American songs
C. mixing folk music with the blues
D. performing various classical songs
4. What was Joan's music mainly influenced by?
A. Her father.
B. Her traveling as a child.
C. The civil rights movement
D. The social justice.
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