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Judy Collins

American singer and songwriter

For technical reasons, "Judy Collins #3" redirects here. For the album, see Judy Collins 3.

Musical artist

Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning nearly seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk music, country, show tunes, pop music, rock and roll and standards), for her social activism, and for the clarity of her voice. Her discography consists of 36 studio albums, nine live albums, numerous compilation albums, four holiday albums, and 21 singles.

Collins' debut studio album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, was released in 1961 and consisted of traditional folk songs. She had her first charting single with "Hard Lovin' Loser" (No. 97) from her fifth studio album In My Life (1966), but it was the lead single from her sixth studio album Wildflowers (1967), "Both Sides, Now" – written by Joni Mitchell –

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Biography

Judy Collins has inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 55-album body of work, and heed inspiration from her spiritual discipline to thrive in the music industry for half a century.

The award-winning singer-songwriter is esteemed for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions. Her stunning rendition of Joni Mitchell's “Both Sides Now” from her landmark 1967 album, Wildflowers, has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Judy’s dreamy and sweetly intimate version of “Send in the Clowns,” a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical A Little Night Music, won "Song of the Year” at the 1975

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Judy Collins

Most well-known for her singing, Judy Collins’ music career has spread over 40 years. Her influence in music and politics has spanned decades. Her vocal interpretations have inspired millions, and she counts former presidents as fans. She has released more than 40 albums and has had numerous top-10 hits, Grammy nominations, and gold and platinum-selling albums.

Collins moved with her family to Denver in her mid-teens. Her early musical background was in classical piano. By age ten, Collins was studying with mentor Antonia Brico, the famed orchestra conductor (and 1986 inductee into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame). But the music of the traditional songs of the folk revival inspired Collins to move from playing the Steinway to playing guitar. In 1961, after an appearance in New York, she signed a contract with Elektra Records that would last for 35 years and produce 19 albums. In 1999,Collins started her own independent label, Wildflower Records.

In 1974, Ms. Collins produced and co-directed with Jill Godmilov a prize-winning documentary about Ms. Collins’s mentor