Judy Collins


Last evening. Jimmy Webb opened great songwriter not a great singer. Judy at 71 or so can still amaze with the voice of a generation. Talked about being at Albert grossman's house in Woodstock for a party young bob was there and in the middle of the night she heard sounds from a room in the basement and got up to investigate and she heard him composing mr tambourine man. Chilling. Then of course she sang it. Her latest disc bohemian I think is the title is just great.
rpeluso
Ghosthouse, if by contemporaries you mean approximately 60 years of age with 45 or more years of loving music, I agree.
Her original 1967 recording of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" (not the re-recording she did some time later) has always been high on my list of all time favorite popular recordings.

Best regards,
-- Al
"Both Sides Now" is a true gem!

I also like Neil Diamond's version on his "Gold" collection from back in those days.