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Judy Collins
Sign in to saveAmerican singer (born 1939)
Film & TV
Seattle, Washington, USA
Judy Collins was born on May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She has been married to Louis Nelson since April 16, 1996. She was previously married to Peter Taylor.
Known for
- Newport and the Great Folk Dream — Self (archive footage)2025
- Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives — Self2025
- Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony — Self - interviewee2024
- Judy Collins: Wildflowers in Concert — Self2024
- The Fourth Wall — Self2023
- Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song — Self2022
- Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Sherri Shepherd Show — Self - Guest2022
- Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld - Winter Stories: Live From the Oslo Opera House — Self2020
- Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins — Self2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Judith Marjorie Collins , ( 1939-05-01 ) May 1, 1939 (age 87) , Seattle, Washington , U.S.
- Origin
- Denver, Colorado , U.S.
- Genres
- Folk Americana country rock and roll pop
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter musician
- Instruments
- Vocals piano guitar autoharp
- Years active
- 1959–present
- Labels
- Elektra Geffen MCA Mesa Bluemoon Rhino Atlantic Wildflower Cleopatra
- Website
- judycollins .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Judy
- Family name
- Collins
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Seattle
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Position held
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Employer
- UNICEF
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.judycollins.com
- Image
- Judy Collins.jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
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- Judy Collins
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- poliomyelitis
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- name in native language
- Judy Collins
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- social media followers
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Encyclopedic overview
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 – that gave her international prominence. The single reached No. 8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and won Collins her first Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance. She enjoyed further success with her recordings of "Someday Soon", "Chelsea Morning" (also written by Mitchell), "Amazing Grace", "Turn! Turn! Turn!", and "Cook with Honey".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Judy Collins” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.