About the Author

JUDY COLLINS has recorded more than forty albums over her illustrious career. With several top-ten hits, Grammy nominations, and gold- and platinum-selling albums to her credit, she has also written several books and has her own music label, Wildflower Records.

Reviews

a fascinating and even harrowing musical and personal reflection. --Kirkus
Collin s improbable and utterly charming tale of assuming iconic status as a popular music star from the early 1960 s onward also proves a tremendously valuable chronicle of the early folk music scene [A] forthright, radiant work. Publisher s Weekly (Starred Review)"

..".a fascinating and even harrowing musical and personal reflection." --Kirkus
"Collin's improbable and utterly charming tale of assuming iconic status as a popular music star from the early 1960's onward also proves a tremendously valuable chronicle of the early folk music scene...[A] forthright, radiant work." -Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)

."..a fascinating and even harrowing musical and personal reflection." --Kirkus

"Collin's improbable and utterly charming tale of assuming iconic status as a popular music star from the early 1960's onward also proves a tremendously valuable chronicle of the early folk music scene...[A] forthright, radiant work." -Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)

The Grammy-nominated Collins has recorded more than 40 albums and still is writing and performing today at age 71. At the height of her career, Collins knew nearly everyone associated with the folk scene, and her story is filled with just as many tales of famous acquaintances such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, and Joni Mitchell as there are on the singing legend herself. Her own story, however, remains truly fascinating. She was a woman of her time, embracing the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll that went with the job, as well as the social activism that accompanied the era. Collins, who narrates in a dreamy voice, tells her story with honesty and doesn't gloss over the dark parts, including a failed marriage, an eating disorder, alcoholism, and a troubled son. The best parts, however, are the snippets of Collins singing throughout as well as the five bonus tracks at the audiobook's end. VERDICT As Richard Farina once said, "[I]f amethysts could sing.they would sound like Judy Collins." ["This is sure to please serious music fans and all readers of a certain age," read the review of the Crown hc, LJ 4/15/11; the Three Rivers pb will publish in September 2012.-Ed.]-Theresa Horn, St. Joseph Cty. P.L., South Bend, IN (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.