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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.
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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lkndnifkl wrote:
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callmesnake wrote:
unique voice. ofc she is much more than just the "female nick drake"
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henkdo wrote:
Thea Gilmore's album: horribly over orchestrated
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grendelis wrote:
Unseen Sandy Denny lyrics given to Thea Gilmore to turn into *new* songs - Info HERE from the BBC
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Sedan_chair wrote:
Who knows where the time goes??!
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nocturana wrote:
'The Lady'............
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trackaghost wrote:
I think she's much more than "the female Nick Drake"
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RussellChap wrote:
Such a beautiful voice...The female Nick Drake???
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silvertree wrote:
Pure talent. She simply enchants me.
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Crowriver wrote:
Best singer of all time...Oh and she loved elephants, especially Wendy, a young elephant in my care and who Denny came to visit at the the zoo a couple of times. She loved the way that Wendy was devoted to me and how she followed me everywhere. The thing is, singers, no matter how famous they happen to be, do have normal lives sometimes outside of their chosen careers. Well, Sandy Denny had a great fondness for elephants....Not something you'd read about in NME I guess, at least not back in the late 1960s. In fact, we tried to complete the NME crossword between us in the zoo cafe on one occasion over a cup of coffee, but failed miserably. Sadly, those two ladies died within a year of each other. Wendy had become gravely ill and I actually got compassionate leave at the time especially to visit her. It had been seven years since we'd parted (I'd left zoo keeping and joined the Marines), but she still remembered me and got all excited for a while. She died less than a week later.
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fravog wrote:
She gives me goosebumps with her beautiful voice
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OutroWithBees wrote:
Really nice photo of Sandy: http://www.last.fm/music/Sandy+Denny/+images/66886844
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therealsteppen wrote:
The voice of an angel. Sadly missed.
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hawkwind69 wrote:
A terrible loss to all. I miss her so much.
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clintbeed6793 wrote:
She is the reason i love Battle of Evermore so much. Beautiful voice!
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bobgreen623 wrote:
In all of music Sandy is my favourite singer. Something about her beautiful voice just transports me
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DaddyPobbin wrote:
Fantastic singer, one of the finest female vocalists of her day.
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vasjugan wrote:
Sandy forever!
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BrantK wrote:
NO FUCKING JOKE!
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futurefjp wrote:
brilliant!
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