One of the most enduring figures from the early days of the 1960s American folk
music revolution, Judy Collins went on to have extensive crossover success,
notably with the 1976 hit single 'Send in the Clowns' - a Grammy Song of the
Year - written by Stephen Sondheim.
The daughter of a singer and DJ, she was born in Seattle, Washington, spent some
of her formative years in Denver, Colorado and studied classical piano and also
played ragtime and jazz, before falling in love with folk music after hearing
Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. She then took up guitar and, having graduate...