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Karen Dalton is tagged as: folk, blues, singer-songwriter, female vocalists, 60s

Karen J. Dalton (born Karen J. Cariker (July 19, 1937 - March 19, 1993) was an American folk blues singer and banjo player associated with the early 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene, particularly with Fred Neil and The Holy Modal Rounders as well as Bob Dylan.
Dalton, whose heritage was Cherokee, was born Karen J. Cariker in Enid, Oklahoma. Her bluesy, world-weary voice is often compared to that of iconic jazz singer Billie Holiday. She sang blues, folk, country, pop, Motown - making over each song in her own style. She played the twelve string Gibson guitar and a long neck banjo.
In his 2004 autobiography, Bob Dylan wrote this in his description of discovering and joining the music scene at Greenwich Village’s Cafe Wha? after arriving in New York City, New York, United States in 1961: ”My favorite singer in the place was Karen Dalton. Karen had a voice like Billie Holiday and played guitar like Jimmy Reed… I sang with her a couple of times.”
Dalton’s second album, In My Own Time (1971), was recorded at Bearsville Studios and originally released by Woodstock Festival promoter Michael Lang’s label, Just Sunshine Records. The album was produced and arranged by Harvey Brooks, who played bass on it. (Harvey Brooks played bass also...
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Top 10 Karen Dalton Songs
Something On Your Mind
Katie Cruel
Little Bit of Rain
Reason to Believe
Green Rocky Road
When a Man Loves a Woman
Cotton Eyed Joe
Ribbon Bow
In My Own Dream
Same Old Man
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Top 10 Karen Dalton Albums
In My Own Time
1966
It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best
Green Rocky Road
It's So Hard To Tell You Who's Going To Love You The Best
Songs for Hire
In My Own Time - Bonus Tracks
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