Sandy Denny (Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, 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 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 …
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