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Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom (1968 – 1978)

A definitive figure in the history of UK folk, Sandy Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) found fame with British folk-rock giants Fairport Convention, joining them in 1968. She sang lead on their epic album “Liege and Lief”, and was responsible for helping to create their genre defining sound. Over the years she participated in many different musical projects and cut records with many of the artists within the English folk revival. She formed the group Fotheringay after first leaving Fairport Convention. Sandy was busy throughout the first half of the seventies, releasing several highly acclaimed solo albums, performing on stage and in various musical projects, and also rejoining Fairport Convention in their third reincarnation in 1973.

Her voice was well loved; in its prime, many consider her voice to be amongst the finest ever to come out of Britain, though her heavy drinking and smoking later took its toll. She was also a very prolific and respected songwriter, and has many excellent songs to her credit.

You may have heard her without knowing it; in the song “The Battle of Evermore” on the popular Led Zeppelin record ‘IV’ that’s her singing duet with Robert Plant.

Cutting short her hopes for a revitalised career, Sandy Denny died in Wimbledon, UK at age 31 of a cerebral hemorrhage after falling down a flight of stairs.

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  • right33

    yes! more have turned up the last few years, I think even a few live Fotheringay clips. a shame she'll probably be forgotten in the nearish future; more history washed away

    21 May 11:29am Reply
  • jreare

    @right33 - you might like this one, then, too. A great pity that there are so few videos of her remaining.

    16 May 10:49pm Reply
  • NOHIDDENPATH

    i love her vocals on Battle Of Evermore :) Musician and critic Jonathan Wingate told me my voice and songs made him think of singers like Sandy Denny...! So would love some feedback, if any of you Lastfm members are on Soundcloud (soundcloud/dolores-3) Personally i don't think i really sound like her, altho' i love folk and rock and all genres inbetween. I think she's one of those singers who could embrace different genres and sound great all the time. RIP Sandy. Noone around these days who sounds like her?

    10 May 4:07pm Reply
  • right33

    i adore that clip, thanks for posting it so I could hear it again

    9 May 9:28pm Reply
  • jreare

    Exactly 35 years since her death today... You all, who got to hear her live should consider yourself really lucky. I'd pay shamefully large amounts of money just to be able to hear and see this...

    21 Apr 12:11am Reply
  • FernandoVGP

    :)))

    6 Jan 11:24pm Reply
  • TheMongKey

    Yes.

    25 Nov 2012 Reply
  • Nattuv

    Yes, I agree. Truly amazing, what else can you say...

    21 Oct 2012 Reply
  • right33

    her music and voice are so brilliant that i can only handle it once in a while

    20 Oct 2012 Reply
  • FernandoVGP

    Que voz linda.

    25 Aug 2012 Reply
  • shaantigraphics

    Unparalleled!!!

    26 Jul 2012 Reply
  • CybrKhatru

    gone 34 years ago today...

    22 Apr 2012 Reply
  • BeePositive

    Autopsy...one of my all time favorites :-)

    11 Apr 2012 Reply
  • matt_white

    great voice

    19 Mar 2012 Reply
  • grendelis

    Related upcoming gig - The Lady: Homage to Sandy Denny at the Barbican, London, 23 May 2012

    12 Mar 2012 Reply
  • grantmarteeth

    she was so pretty.

    6 Mar 2012 Reply
  • lkndnifkl

    By the time it gets dark...-

    7 Feb 2012 Reply
  • callmesnake

    unique voice. ofc she is much more than just the "female nick drake"

    30 Jan 2012 Reply
  • henkdo

    Thea Gilmore's album: horribly over orchestrated

    11 Dec 2011 Reply
  • grendelis

    Unseen Sandy Denny lyrics given to Thea Gilmore to turn into *new* songs - Info HERE from the BBC

    11 Oct 2011 Reply
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