Judy Collins

USA

Born: 01 May 1939

Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Folk, Pop/Rock, Country

Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Folk/Country Rock, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk Revival, Traditional Folk, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Folk

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Singer Judy Collins was, along with Joan Baez, one of the two major interpretive singers to emerge from the folk revival of the late '50s and early ‘60s. Like Baez, she began singing traditional folk songs, then moved on to popularize the work of contemporary singer/songwriters, even writing her own songs occasionally. Unlike Baez, she used her classical music training to evolve into being a singer of art songs and show tunes, sometimes employing semi-classical arrangements. In a career that began at the end of the 1950s and was still going s...

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