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Judee Sill (October 7, 1944 - November 23, 1979) was an American singer-songwriter. The first artist signed to David Geffen’s Asylum label, she released two albums before disappearing into obscurity and eventually dying of drug abuse in 1979.
Her eponymous debut album was released to major acclaim in 1971 and was followed two years later by Heart Food. She recorded demos for a third album in 1974 and they were released in 2005 under the title Dreams Come True.
Sill was heavily influenced by Bach’s metric forms and suites, while lyrically her work drew substantially on Christian themes of rapture and redemption.
Judee’s father and brother both died in separate incidents when Judee was quite young. Her mother’s subsequent marriage to Tom and Jerry animator Kenneth Muse was marked by heavy drinking, and this, combined with her rebellious nature, drove her away from home and into a life of crime and drug use in her teens.
Having learned her signature gospel-inflected keyboard style during her incarceration for writing bad checks, Sill kicked her heroin addiction and decided to pursue songwriting. Now a talented pianist, organist and guitarist, Sill returned to the West Coast where she encountered Graham Nash and David Crosby (touring with them for ...
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Top 10 Judee Sill Songs
Jesus Was a Cross Maker
The Kiss
The Lamb Ran Away With the Crown
Lady-O
There's a Rugged Road
Enchanted Sky Machines
The Phoenix
Down Where the Valleys Are Low
Soldier of the Heart
The Donor
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Top 10 Judee Sill Albums
Live In London - The BBC Recordings 1972 - 1973
Judee Sill
Heart Food
Dreams Come True - Hi - I Love You Right Heartily Here - New Songs
Rhino Hi-Five: Judee Sill
Dreams Come True
Dreams Come True (disc 2: Lost Songs)
Abracadabra: The Asylum Years
Dreams Come True (disc 1: Hi: I Love You Right Heartily Here: New Songs)
Dreams Come True (Hi I Love You Right Heartily Here - New Songs)
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