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JBM Promotions and Memorial Hall present Judy Collins
1225 Elm Street
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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 50-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 Mitchells Both Sides Now from her landmark 1967 album,Wildflowers, has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Judys dreamy and sweetly intimate version of Send in the Clowns, a ballad writtenby Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical A Little Night Music,won Song of the Year at the 1975 Grammy Awards. Shes garnered several top-ten hits gold- and platinum-selling albums. Recently, contemporary and classic artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez, and Leonard Cohen honored her legacy with the album Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins