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discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,481 posts)
Sun Feb 3, 2013, 08:02 PM Feb 2013

Alexandra Elene Maclean "Sandy" Denny

It seems I've missed the birthday of one of my favorite singers.

(6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described by Allmusic's Richie Unterberger as "the pre-eminent British folk rock singer".

After briefly working with British folk band the Strawbs, Denny joined Fairport Convention in 1968, remaining with that band until the end of 1969. She formed the short-lived band Fotheringay in 1970, releasing one album with them (another unreleased album surfaced over thirty years later), before focusing on a solo career. Between 1971 and 1977, Denny released four solo albums: The North Star Grassman and the Ravens, Sandy, Like an Old Fashioned Waltz, and Rendezvous. She is also noted as the only guest vocalist on a Led Zeppelin studio album, when she shared a duet with Robert Plant for "The Battle of Evermore" on Led Zeppelin IV (1971).

Music publications Sunday Express, Uncut and Mojo have each called Denny Britain's finest female singer-songwriter. Her composition "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" has been recorded by many artists as diverse as Judy Collins, Nina Simone, 10,000 Maniacs and Cat Power.


My personal favorite:

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Alexandra Elene Maclean "Sandy" Denny (Original Post) discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 OP
Thank you... fan here too MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #1
Thanks for that discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #5
Yes, what a beautiful voice. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #2
A truly amazing voice discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #6
Love Fairport Convention and Fotheringhay. Still have original vinyl albums. Hoyt Feb 2013 #3
Cool discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #4
She was the voice in the Battle for Evermore?" ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #7
Since you might be in the mood... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #8
I cheated ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #11
So you read the wiki article on her? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #12
Exactly ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #13
Try this on: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #14
The video alone was worth it ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #15
Yeah, me too. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #16
thanks for posting this Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 #9
:) you're welcome n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #10
loved it. thanks. that is so much fun. playing music down the thread, seabeyond Feb 2013 #17
You're very welcome discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #18

ismnotwasm

(41,997 posts)
7. She was the voice in the Battle for Evermore?"
Sun Feb 3, 2013, 09:00 PM
Feb 2013



Thank you for this . It reminds me of the time I discovering "Joy of Cooking" through a friend

ismnotwasm

(41,997 posts)
11. I cheated
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 12:00 AM
Feb 2013

'Gimme Shelter'by the Rolling Stones-- although in all honestly that is something I did know at one time----

ismnotwasm

(41,997 posts)
13. Exactly
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 12:36 AM
Feb 2013

I used to hang out around wiki more than I do now.I'm curious as a cat. My problem is, is some facts, without reinforcement just fade away.

These threads are good reminders of how fun and interesting Wiki can be.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,481 posts)
14. Try this on:
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 12:53 AM
Feb 2013

Probably an exaggeration but weird all the same:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimme_Shelter


At about 2:59 into the song, Clayton's voice cracks twice from the strain of her powerful singing; once during the second refrain, on the word "shot" from the last line, and then again during the first line of the third and final refrain, on the word "murder", after which Jagger can be heard saying "Whoo!" in response to Clayton's emotional delivery. She suffered a miscarriage upon returning home, attributed by some sources to the strain involved in reaching the highest notes.


Give a listen if you care to:

ismnotwasm

(41,997 posts)
15. The video alone was worth it
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 01:05 AM
Feb 2013

I was a child in the sixties, but that period of time has always strongly resonated with me.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,481 posts)
18. You're very welcome
Tue Feb 5, 2013, 01:48 PM
Feb 2013

I have an interest in folk tales and music from Southern Scotland where this ballad is set.

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