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Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards singer.
Biography|As a child Collins studied classical piano with Antonia Brico, making her public debut at age 13 performing Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos.
However, it was the music of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and the traditional songs of the folk revival of the early 1960s, that piqued Collins’ interest and awoke in her a love of lyrics. Three years after her debut as a piano prodigy, she was playing guitar. She eventually made her way to Greenwich Village, New York City, where she busked and played in clubs until she signed with Elektra Records, a record label with which she was associated for 35 years. In 1961, Collins released her first album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, at the age of 22.
At first she sang traditional folk songs, or songs written by others, in particular the social poets of the time, such as Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, and Bob Dylan. She recorded her own versions of seminal songs of the period, such as Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” and Pete Seeger’s “Turn, Turn, Turn”. Collins was also instrumental in bringing then little known composers to a wider public; for example, she recorded songs by Canadian po...
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Top 10 Judy Collins Songs
Both Sides Now
Amazing Grace
Hard Lovin' Loser
Bonnie Ship the Diamond
Send in the Clowns
Battle Hymn of the Republic
In My Life
Risk
Song For Sarajevo
Suzanne
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Top 10 Judy Collins Albums
Live At Wolf Trap
In My Life
Shameless
Golden Apples of the Sun
Forever
The Very Best Of Judy Collins
Wildflowers
Judith
Judy Sings Dylan...Just Like a Woman
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