Think Shirly Bassy 80 plus and Petula Clark celebrating her 90th birthday last Non on stage as the Flower Lady in Mary Poppins. Loved Judy ever since hearing her record of "Both Sides Now"
She has been doing this her whole life, she is an incredible performer and lovely person. My friend (who had also lost her son to suicide) and I were lucky to meet her backstage after a concert and she was so friendly and gracious.
She's so beautiful. Still. Sounding young, timing, pitch, vocal range and control, she's still got it. Not many can do this as we age. Astonishing. Lovely to see
Debra,I agree. I'm fascinated that she still attempts that higher range. She's very careful to go easy if she knows things are "iffy" and the result is lovely.
I cant believe judy is 84 and still a nightingale but she must have a lot of life experience to write a book about all the music artists she worked with love the joke about smoking and Keith Richards
Judy Collins in the late 1950's & 1960's was a fabulous folk ballad singer. I still listen to "Golden Apples of the Sun" from early 1960's. She knows so well how to frame a song so it sings itself and tells the story contained in it. I am 83 and a ballad singer and I know that anyone who uses their voice and continues to work with it can do the same. We don't all have her talent, but nobody needs stop singing because they think they are too old. Thank you Judy for being such an inspiration and may you continue to sing forever. I am a neighbor of another fabulous singer in her nineties-the blues and folk singer, Barbara Dane, who has recently put out an album with her Cuban son. Here's to tradition and continuity. Oh- and don't forget the wonderful Peggy Seeger also in her eighties and still singing. And then there is Martin Carthy and so on and on and on. Mazeltov!
Beautiful words, and you bring to mind the brilliant and near-prophetic Malvina Reynolds, who probably started singing from the 40s, and as a white-haired, wrinkled woman with a creaky but very well-tuned voice (and guitar, too) was in her prime in the 60s (!) as an icon of poetry in song, a master of social commentary. Almost all the other icons actually covered her! God bless the grass, Little Boxes....
and course Frank Hamilton in his eighties, singing, running two folk schools, inspiring others and there is a wonderful PBS special about him now...thanks for remembering Barbara, Peggy, their albums are great and out there and a revelation if you love folk music or music in general...some late bloomers have a slight variation of voices perhaps but there is so much more in the music which is, after all, storytelling...as does Judy who is all about love and has brought so much beauty and healing to this world...
I’m a big Judy Collins fan. As a teen I saw her at planting fields under the stars with my mother. This concert is forever in my memory as a special night. My mother passed away this year and that memory of us under the stars listening to an Angel sing I will have forever. Judy is one of the few that has kept her gift. When I’m sad I sing along and I’m back in time. Listening to this concert time doesn’t exist. The music does.
So do I. I play at least o one of her CDs almost daily. Along with Baez, Kate Wolf and a couple others. We were lucky to be born at the right time as far as music went. 😊
I was 16 when I first heard my first Judy Collins record--her first album picked from a thrift shop in the Philippines. I was hooked! And i learned to play the guitar from listening to her records!!! Many many years later, I would write her (I got her office address from one of her albums), to express my admiration for her music--and she wrote me back, with a personally-autographed photo and a concert program! What a kind, generous soul! I will, forever be, a lifelong fan!
This is a lovely human filled with love and compassion. This fall after a recent magnificent concert she took time to speak at length with my wife and I. After many years we were able to thank her for helping us attain sobriety through her own journey. Her music will always live in our hearts. She will always be our own Colorado Gem.
What an amazing arrangement of Both Sides Now! The piano is superb and her voice is as beautiful as ever! It's also lovely to see somebody looking so happy when they sing!🥰
Magnificent. Watching this, so many things go through my mind. Been listening to her songs and singing since I was a child. I remember when I was a teen and discovered that I could check out albums at the library and remember checking her albums out. So grateful to have seen her in concert in the 90's. It was wonderful and the earrings she wore sparkled from the stage.
Ah Judy we are the same age and you are still gorgeous! Your voice is a huge part of my life spent listening to your ballads for the last 50 years! Thank you love!
Goodness gracious do I adore this lady. My precious mom did, too. Among other vinyl records from the 60s and 70s, mom and I especially loved her 'Whales and Nightingales' album. She is one of our very precious few national treasures. Oh, how precious.
Judy Collins has always left me Spellbound since first encountering her in the '60s. I have been blessed to hear her in concert three times in three different decades. Maybe the most memorable was my front row seat at the 150th celebration of the Womens Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY. She touches each one present. How fortunate for us that she remains among us spinning out her Magick. Bless you on and on and on, Good Soul.
when I was 3 yrs old I heard music from a vinyl lp in 1973 and Judy Collins was her name. an endless journey that has never left me with countless others and a wonderment of nothing that my heart could ever claim.
It’s a wonderful feeling to see an older, gifted singer still with strength and vigor to bring us into her world of 1956. So many of our musicians, and many other artists of all kinds have passed so early with such severe health problems that it saddens the world with its loss. Thank you God for her.
Back when people respected honesty and clarity, we were listening to those protest songs by Judy and Joan, those who survived the pressure; Back then producers used to say, "If you can't make your point with one guitar and a microphone, you have no point to MAKE! Now, they say" anything goes for the money!" ANYTHING! Wait 'til the grid goes and people have to communicate more "personally" again? Us old hippies and the Amish will have it altogether! IF people could "slow their pressured lives down" and actually "listen" again, without having to be BLASTED by electronics? The lack of "strong drugs" might have helped too! She and Joan Baez are both still going strong! FORGET the guitar! Judy Collins could sing acapella and keep the crowd amazed! Besides, it's the CAPO she's using that causes the strings to loosen, requiring adjustments. The time that talent becomes how loudly one can scream into a microphone while disrobing for views, will soon dissipate, and quality will survive. Judy could have used her voice range to become a famous opera singer-but she kept to her standards. Love to hear her " Amazing Graze" over and over. "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind, "Why War?" "Time Goes By" and "Praying for Afghanistan"& "The Great Awakening. "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War? " There was a time, when Man knew he was right, Peace was on his left, and war was on his right. Man was right, so in the name of God, All mankind lost the land that he had trod. .CH: I would give you, anything, if to me you could explain, Why, at one time, when we had everything.... There was a time, when Man, he could foresee, Said "War has always been, so war will always be... "Aren't we proud? That was our philosophy... God was dead... but not to me. There was a time, when man knew he was right; Peace was on his left, and War was on his right. Man was right, So in the name of GOD... Will All mankind lose the land that he had trod.? God was dead, and we were living. No God was living, and we were dying. There's no right or wrong, but we keep trying... There's no right or wrong... We're all gone. I would give you anything, if to me, You could explain. .Copyrighted 2016 by The Illinois Harmony Connection (FredGold&LyndaFaye)
been listening to Judy since 1963 She still has IT. I do not know any singer her age with so much class & talent. She was gorgeous, I fell in love with her. She appeared on Pete Seegar's TV show Rainbow Quest, done in fuzzy B&W. He introduced so many to us, Donovan Leach , Elizabeth Cotton , Heddy West, Clancy Bros. many more. SDhe is the ONLY Singer of that age, female or male who can still hit the high notes. She has class and beauty..
The inimitable Sweet *Suite* - Judy-Blue Eyes. One of the sweetest voices of my younger days - and one of the idols of my life - I'm continuously renewed by the women who shaped my own singing. Judy, Joan, Joni, Carly, and Carole. Their music is the background of my life, still. Love you Judy.
She still sounds the same; her voice so crisp, so clear, as when she's the idol of every girl in the dormitory in the 60's in Berkeley, as when she broke the heart and inspired Steven Stills to write Judy Blue Eyes. Amazing Judy.
What a pleasure to see and hear Judy on top form. Her voice is so warm and reaches inside you somehow. Her song “my father” still sends chills down my back to this day. Great song indeed but the voice conveys such a sense of intimate honesty and sense of place.
Grew up listening to the three J's in our house full of folk music. My dad taught me how to play guitar when I was in 9th grade; we used to play and sing together. How I miss those days...and of course my daddy...😢
My mother sang and played guitar in our home mimicking judy, peter paul and mary and all the greats...we were blessed and blessed by Judy the original..Thank you sweet judy blue eyes.
Blown away. Judy Collins of all people back in Britain. I left the UK decades ago, but would have gone home in a blink to see Judy Collins. Her voice is still pure magic, what a treat for everyone to hear one of the greatest performers of all time, with the purest voice! What an incredible treat to have her in the the UK for this concert. I'm in heaven listening to her.. she's taking me to 1000 memories, dreams, travels, places and people. Mountains, hills streams, and my own 12 string guitar days.
Back when people respected honesty and clarity, we were listening to those protest songs by Judy and Joan, those who survived the pressure; Back then producers used to say, "If you can't make your point with one guitar and a microphone, you have no point to MAKE! Now, they say" anything goes for the money!" ANYTHING! Wait 'til the grid goes and people have to communicate more "personally" again? Us old hippies and the Amish will have it altogether! IF people could "slow their pressured lives down" and actually "listen" again, without having to be BLASTED by electronics? The lack of "strong drugs" might have helped too! She and Joan Baez are both still going strong! FORGET the guitar! Judy Collins could sing acapella and keep the crowd amazed! Besides, it's the CAPO she's using that causes the strings to loosen, requiring adjustments. The time that talent becomes how loudly one can scream into a microphone while disrobing for views, will soon dissipate, and quality will survive. Judy could have used her voice range to become a famous opera singer-but she kept to her standards. Love to hear her " Amazing Graze" over and over. "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind, "Why War?" "Time Goes By" and "Praying for Afghanistan"& "The Great Awakening. "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War? " There was a time, when Man knew he was right, Peace was on his left, and war was on his right. Man was right, so in the name of God, All mankind lost the land that he had trod. .CH: I would give you, anything, if to me you could explain, Why, at one time, when we had everything.... There was a time, when Man, he could foresee, Said "War has always been, so war will always be... "Aren't we proud? That was our philosophy... God was dead... but not to me. There was a time, when man knew he was right; Peace was on his left, and War was on his right. Man was right, So in the name of GOD... Will All mankind lose the land that he had trod.? God was dead, and we were living. No God was living, and we were dying. There's no right or wrong, but we keep trying... There's no right or wrong... We're all gone. I would give you anything, if to me, You could explain. .Copyrighted 2016 by The Illinois Harmony Connection (FredGold&LyndaFaye)
As a 76 year old and still performing weekly gigs the top notes are a bit of a struggle for me now. She just nails it, however. Amazing. I love the old recording of her singing 'Turn turn turn' with Pete Seeger.
still absolutely beautiful and perfect sounding. I liked her hair more long though. It was so white and gorgeous. I want to be a cool white haired old lady. On my way as I am old now, lol. She is such an amazing and overlooked member of the Flower Children, and such an important talent
I heard you last night in Ft Lauderdale and was moved to tears. Now 86 and still doing live one woman shows for an hour and a half, no breaks, nailing every high nite, as gracious as ever. I had the honor and privilege to sing back up at many of your Christmas shows at the Birchmere in Alexandria VA with the Georgetown Chorale. Thank you for being such a musical treasure.
Rediscovered Judy this year when l retired and had time to sit and listen to music more. Recently bought Spellbound, a great album, and tune into You Tube for other performances Judy has done. She sounds so well in her mature years. Going to see her in Leeds later this year
Oh, Michael from mountains immediately took me back to 1969 with friends and special friend; thank you, Judy!! I have loved your music and songs ever since... We are still blessed by your beautiful and timeless songs!
Timeless, beautiful and expressive voice. Saw her in concert in Bermuda in the mid 90s and she still sounds fabulous. The interpretation is always moving, it’s never just a melody. One of my top female singers alongside Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon…but Judith Durham will always be my #1!
Judy still has that beautiful distinctive voice, even at the age of 83. She plays piano as well as 60 years ago and I was hoping to enjoy more of her playing. Her own compositions such as "My Father" & "Secret Gardens" would have also been wonderful to hear. I look forward to hearing more of Spellbound.
I absolutely love her music and her stamina for 85 years old person now! I just heard an interview with her on the radio and she sounds fantastic! I’m in my 60s and the first time I heard Judy Collins. I was in my early teens with her version. “Amazing Grace”!
Judy was my great musical love of the late 60s and throughout the 70s. I saw her twice, I think, at the Royal Albert Hall. The last time I saw her live was in, of all places, Southport, Lancashire in 1980 or '81. It was the most magical evening. The highlight for me was her beautiful rendition of 'The Rose'.
This just shows what a great musician she is. When one loves what they do, it shows, because it becomes who they are more than what they do. Judy Collins was always a favorite of my father's, and now she's also a favorite of mine.
I can't remember the last time I saw an 82yo woman put on a solo show like this. She's absolutely brilliant and the definition of living legend!
Think Shirly Bassy 80 plus and Petula Clark celebrating her 90th birthday last Non on stage as the Flower Lady in Mary Poppins. Loved Judy ever since hearing her record of "Both Sides Now"
I agree! She is 83 years old (will turn 84 years old May 1, 2023)!
She is so amazing, her voice is so wonderful. ❤️
She has been doing this her whole life, she is an incredible performer and lovely person. My friend (who had also lost her son to suicide) and I were lucky to meet her backstage after a concert and she was so friendly and gracious.
Every one has its one life, young or old, I respect Judy very much!
She's so beautiful. Still. Sounding young, timing, pitch, vocal range and control, she's still got it. Not many can do this as we age. Astonishing. Lovely to see
Debra,I agree. I'm fascinated that she still attempts that higher range. She's very careful to go easy if she knows things are "iffy" and the result is lovely.
@@Nancyjean24 she knows what she is doing and she is doing it perfectly.
❤❤❤
I adore this amazing woman! Seeing her in concert over the years has been a true highlight. I hope she comes back to Portland ORegon!
My earliest music memories....what a time to grow up....
What a blessing Judy Collins is in our lives!
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I cant believe judy is 84 and still a nightingale but she must have a lot of life experience to write a book about all the music artists she worked with love the joke about smoking and Keith Richards
She is a beautiful soul, amazing at 82 .
83
Wow just wow!!! Still sounds just as beautiful. She is incredible.
Judy Collins in the late 1950's & 1960's was a fabulous folk ballad singer. I still listen to "Golden Apples of the Sun" from early 1960's. She knows so well how to frame a song so it sings itself and tells the story contained in it. I am 83 and a ballad singer and I know that anyone who uses their voice and continues to work with it can do the same. We don't all have her talent, but nobody needs stop singing because they think they are too old. Thank you Judy for being such an inspiration and may you continue to sing forever. I am a neighbor of another fabulous singer in her nineties-the blues and folk singer, Barbara Dane, who has recently put out an album with her Cuban son. Here's to tradition and continuity. Oh- and don't forget the wonderful Peggy Seeger also
in her eighties and still singing. And then there is Martin Carthy and so on and on and on. Mazeltov!
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Beautiful words, and you bring to mind the brilliant and near-prophetic Malvina Reynolds, who probably started singing from the 40s, and as a white-haired, wrinkled woman with a creaky but very well-tuned voice (and guitar, too) was in her prime in the 60s (!) as an icon of poetry in song, a master of social commentary. Almost all the other icons actually covered her! God bless the grass, Little Boxes....
and course Frank Hamilton in his eighties, singing, running two folk schools, inspiring others and there is a wonderful PBS special about him now...thanks for remembering Barbara, Peggy, their albums are great and out there and a revelation if you love folk music or music in general...some late bloomers have a slight variation of voices perhaps but there is so much more in the music which is, after all, storytelling...as does Judy who is all about love and has brought so much beauty and healing to this world...
Her rendition of Turn Turn Turn make me cry..even up to now..2023 April 30..we are blessed to have you Ms Judy Collins..God bless you.m
too bad you saw her that day. If you had seen her the next day, May 1st you could have sung happy birthday to her
She looks really great with short hair
I’m a big Judy Collins fan. As a teen I saw her at planting fields under the stars with my mother. This concert is forever in my memory as a special night. My mother passed away this year and that memory of us under the stars listening to an Angel sing I will have forever. Judy is one of the few that has kept her gift. When I’m sad I sing along and I’m back in time. Listening to this concert time doesn’t exist. The music does.
Hello JoAnne
How are you doing todaya?
When you say 'planting fields', are you referring to Planting Fields on Long Island?
Her voice is still just as beautiful as ever . . . long live "Sweet Judy Blue-Eyes!"
Steven Stills? 😋
Judy is one of the best singers in this century. I listen to her everyday.
And the previous century.
Alexa
So do I. I play at least o one of her CDs almost daily. Along with Baez, Kate Wolf and a couple others. We were lucky to be born at the right time as far as music went. 😊
Her breathtaking voice now has new colors of wisdom. And her generous spirit radiates love even more deeply.
There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the feeling this beautiful soul evokes. Thank you.
Still! That LUMINOUS voice that I've been listening to since I was twenty years old in the equally luminous sixties. 💖 Judy!
I was 16 when I first heard my first Judy Collins record--her first album picked from a thrift shop in the Philippines. I was hooked! And i learned to play the guitar from listening to her records!!! Many many years later, I would write her (I got her office address from one of her albums), to express my admiration for her music--and she wrote me back, with a personally-autographed photo and a concert program! What a kind, generous soul! I will, forever be, a lifelong fan!
Congratulations Alex... thank you for shaping yr experience. I'm glad you were inspired to have a career change:
❤❤❤ How awesome!!
The voice of an angel!
Not impressed. I'm
kidding. Her voice is still solid and beautiful. Amazing!
This is a lovely human filled with love and compassion. This fall after a recent magnificent concert she took time to speak at length with my wife and I. After many years we were able to thank her for helping us attain sobriety through her own journey. Her music will always live in our hearts. She will always be our own Colorado Gem.
What an amazing arrangement of Both Sides Now! The piano is superb and her voice is as beautiful as ever! It's also lovely to see somebody looking so happy when they sing!🥰
It's the same version Judy has always sung. :)
@@EileenOR It IS...but the recordings I have don't have that (almost syncopation) piano arrangement on, which I really love!
Fantastic piano and arrangement, I agree! Creative and free
singing like a youngster all the while strumming a big acoustic 12 string at 82 years darn impressive !
Magnificent. Watching this, so many things go through my mind. Been listening to her songs and singing since I was a child. I remember when I was a teen and discovered that I could check out albums at the library and remember checking her albums out. So grateful to have seen her in concert in the 90's. It was wonderful and the earrings she wore sparkled from the stage.
Simply Beautiful!!!!!❤
Ah Judy we are the same age and you are still gorgeous! Your voice is a huge part of my life spent listening to your ballads for the last 50 years! Thank you love!
Still sounding and looking amazing. She's an incredible talent.
Goodness gracious do I adore this lady. My precious mom did, too. Among other vinyl records from the 60s and 70s, mom and I especially loved her 'Whales and Nightingales' album. She is one of our very precious few national treasures. Oh, how precious.
What a class act!
Judy Collins has always left me Spellbound since first encountering her in the '60s. I have been blessed to hear her in concert three times in three different decades. Maybe the most memorable was my front row seat at the 150th celebration of the Womens Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY. She touches each one present. How fortunate for us that she remains among us spinning out her Magick. Bless you on and on and on, Good Soul.
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Wow - she's one of my favorite singers and she's still got something special. (And she's rocking shorter hair too!)
when I was 3 yrs old I heard music from a vinyl lp in 1973 and Judy Collins was her name. an endless journey that has never left me with countless others and a wonderment of nothing that my heart could ever claim.
Saw her live last Month. Judy still sings like an angel. Her voice is so beautiful it makes me teary.
It’s a wonderful feeling to see an older, gifted singer still with strength and vigor to bring us into her world of 1956.
So many of our musicians, and many other artists of all kinds have passed so early with such severe health problems that it saddens the world with its loss.
Thank you God for her.
Back when people respected honesty and clarity, we were listening to those protest songs by Judy and Joan, those who survived the pressure; Back then producers used to say, "If you can't make your point with one guitar and a microphone, you have no point to MAKE! Now, they say" anything goes for the money!" ANYTHING! Wait 'til the grid goes and people have to communicate more "personally" again? Us old hippies and the Amish will have it altogether! IF people could "slow their pressured lives down" and actually "listen" again, without having to be BLASTED by electronics? The lack of "strong drugs" might have helped too! She and Joan Baez are both still going strong! FORGET the guitar! Judy Collins could sing acapella and keep the crowd amazed! Besides, it's the CAPO she's using that causes the strings to loosen, requiring adjustments. The time that talent becomes how loudly one can scream into a microphone while disrobing for views, will soon dissipate, and quality will survive. Judy could have used her voice range to become a famous opera singer-but she kept to her standards. Love to hear her " Amazing Graze" over and over. "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind, "Why War?" "Time Goes By" and "Praying for Afghanistan"& "The Great Awakening.
"With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War? "
There was a time, when Man knew he was right,
Peace was on his left, and war was on his right.
Man was right, so in the name of God,
All mankind lost the land that he had trod.
.CH:
I would give you, anything, if to me you could explain,
Why, at one time, when we had everything....
There was a time, when Man, he could foresee,
Said "War has always been, so war will always be...
"Aren't we proud? That was our philosophy...
God was dead... but not to me.
There was a time, when man knew he was right;
Peace was on his left, and War was on his right.
Man was right, So in the name of GOD...
Will All mankind lose the land that he had trod.?
God was dead, and we were living.
No God was living, and we were dying.
There's no right or wrong, but we keep trying...
There's no right or wrong...
We're all gone.
I would give you anything, if to me, You could explain.
.Copyrighted 2016 by The Illinois Harmony Connection (FredGold&LyndaFaye)
been listening to Judy since 1963 She still has IT. I do not know any singer her age with so much class & talent. She was gorgeous, I fell in love with her. She appeared on Pete Seegar's TV show Rainbow Quest, done in fuzzy B&W. He introduced so many to us, Donovan Leach , Elizabeth Cotton , Heddy West, Clancy Bros. many more. SDhe is the ONLY Singer of that age, female or male who can still hit the high notes. She has class and beauty..
Grew up with her music. Voice is unparalleled. A treasure.
The inimitable Sweet *Suite* - Judy-Blue Eyes. One of the sweetest voices of my younger days - and one of the idols of my life - I'm continuously renewed by the women who shaped my own singing. Judy, Joan, Joni, Carly, and Carole. Their music is the background of my life, still. Love you Judy.
❤❤❤
Over 80 and her voice is still as great as ever!
The QUEEN !!
OF FOLK MUSIC
ED VERDUGO
VENTURA BEACH, CA.
Judy Collins, my favorite singer with a beautiful crystal clear voice . I love all her songs very much. She is so wonderful and perfect .
Still got that angelic voice
I absolutely love her music and her personality!
She still sounds the same; her voice so crisp, so clear, as when she's the idol of every girl in the dormitory in the 60's in Berkeley, as when she broke the heart and inspired Steven Stills to write Judy Blue Eyes.
Amazing Judy.
Besutiful. Amazing. 😍😍⚘💜
Not only can I no longer walk but I also can’t sing. I am 15 years her junior. Way to Go Judy!
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@@thomsonsmith95 hanging in. And you?
She’s a treasure. Enjoy and feel the beauty
Wow! She still sounds great! Wonderful performance!
Judy Collins is a treasure of beautiful music. Much love ❤️ to her.
Wow, she's in incredible form, as if time stopped for her 30 years ago.
Just amazing, truly!
beautiful. today's kids don't know what they're missing...
Amazing!
Saw her in Carnegie hall around Christmas and sang way over time allotted.It was great!
What a pleasure to see and hear Judy on top form. Her voice is so warm and reaches inside you somehow. Her song “my father” still sends chills down my back to this day. Great song indeed but the voice conveys such a sense of intimate honesty and sense of place.
Grew up listening to the three J's in our house full of folk music. My dad taught me how to play guitar when I was in 9th grade; we used to play and sing together. How I miss those days...and of course my daddy...😢
Still has that beautiful, translucent voice. Glad she ditched the big wig and went natural and seems comfortable in herself.
wow!!! her voice is just the same as it ever was .!!!
Her voice is amazing and still so inspirational ❤
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She still has it!
So sweet to see Judy again. And doing so well.
My mother sang and played guitar in our home mimicking judy, peter paul and mary and all the greats...we were blessed and blessed by Judy the original..Thank you sweet judy blue eyes.
Blown away. Judy Collins of all people back in Britain. I left the UK decades ago, but would have gone home in a blink to see Judy Collins. Her voice is still pure magic, what a treat for everyone to hear one of the greatest performers of all time, with the purest voice! What an incredible treat to have her in the the UK for this concert. I'm in heaven listening to her.. she's taking me to 1000 memories, dreams, travels, places and people. Mountains, hills streams, and my own 12 string guitar days.
Hello Trisha
How are you doing today?
Back when people respected honesty and clarity, we were listening to those protest songs by Judy and Joan, those who survived the pressure; Back then producers used to say, "If you can't make your point with one guitar and a microphone, you have no point to MAKE! Now, they say" anything goes for the money!" ANYTHING! Wait 'til the grid goes and people have to communicate more "personally" again? Us old hippies and the Amish will have it altogether! IF people could "slow their pressured lives down" and actually "listen" again, without having to be BLASTED by electronics? The lack of "strong drugs" might have helped too! She and Joan Baez are both still going strong! FORGET the guitar! Judy Collins could sing acapella and keep the crowd amazed! Besides, it's the CAPO she's using that causes the strings to loosen, requiring adjustments. The time that talent becomes how loudly one can scream into a microphone while disrobing for views, will soon dissipate, and quality will survive. Judy could have used her voice range to become a famous opera singer-but she kept to her standards. Love to hear her " Amazing Graze" over and over. "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind, "Why War?" "Time Goes By" and "Praying for Afghanistan"& "The Great Awakening.
"With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War? "
There was a time, when Man knew he was right,
Peace was on his left, and war was on his right.
Man was right, so in the name of God,
All mankind lost the land that he had trod.
.CH:
I would give you, anything, if to me you could explain,
Why, at one time, when we had everything....
There was a time, when Man, he could foresee,
Said "War has always been, so war will always be...
"Aren't we proud? That was our philosophy...
God was dead... but not to me.
There was a time, when man knew he was right;
Peace was on his left, and War was on his right.
Man was right, So in the name of GOD...
Will All mankind lose the land that he had trod.?
God was dead, and we were living.
No God was living, and we were dying.
There's no right or wrong, but we keep trying...
There's no right or wrong...
We're all gone.
I would give you anything, if to me, You could explain.
.Copyrighted 2016 by The Illinois Harmony Connection (FredGold&LyndaFaye)
Beautiful, beautiful. Thanks for your voice!!!
LOVE THE HAIR!
Me too!
As a 76 year old and still performing weekly gigs the top notes are a bit of a struggle for me now. She just nails it, however. Amazing. I love the old recording of her singing 'Turn turn turn' with Pete Seeger.
still absolutely beautiful and perfect sounding. I liked her hair more long though. It was so white and gorgeous. I want to be a cool white haired old lady. On my way as I am old now, lol. She is such an amazing and overlooked member of the Flower Children, and such an important talent
Beautiful ❤️💓 💞 I love you!
You go girl!
A suite of Judy Blue Eyes tunes. She didn't write them, but she breathed new life into each and every one.
Omg. She sounds fabulous as good as ever beautiful so beautiful voice beautiful song.
One of my most favorite moments ever was to hear her sing just last year at Estes Park in Colorado. Love ya Judy!
I’m so proud of seeing her being her true self, the true gem she is. An amazing singer, with angelic voice.
Beautiful gifted lady. I remember her from my teen years. I'm 77 now and still love her music. She's as wonderful as ever.
Now?
Magnificent still, what a total pro.
WOW !!!! She still has it.
I heard you last night in Ft Lauderdale and was moved to tears. Now 86 and still doing live one woman shows for an hour and a half, no breaks, nailing every high nite, as gracious as ever. I had the honor and privilege to sing back up at many of your Christmas shows at the Birchmere in Alexandria VA with the Georgetown Chorale. Thank you for being such a musical treasure.
Hate to embarrass you but she will only be 85 on May 1, 2024
I’ve never grown tired of Judy Collins’s music and she’s beautiful
Saw her in 1971 Louisville KY, could hear a pin drop, never forget that concert ever❤
Rediscovered Judy this year when l retired and had time to sit and listen to music more. Recently bought Spellbound, a great album, and tune into You Tube for other performances Judy has done. She sounds so well in her mature years. Going to see her in Leeds later this year
Saw Judy C. in Santa Cruz Ca. days ago. Judy was awesome great voice. Thanks Judy for coming to the S.C. area! :)
Beautiful Judy Blue Eyes. ♥️
I bow my guitar to this legend. Lovely
Oh, Michael from mountains immediately took me back to 1969 with friends and special friend; thank you, Judy!! I have loved your music and songs ever since... We are still blessed by your beautiful and timeless songs!
Singer songwriter pianist guitarist all crafts superb Judy's a rare commodity in music
Timeless, beautiful and expressive voice. Saw her in concert in Bermuda in the mid 90s and she still sounds fabulous. The interpretation is always moving, it’s never just a melody. One of my top female singers alongside Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon…but Judith Durham will always be my #1!
Simply wonderful at 82. A long set. Inimitable. Bravo.
Wonderful performance from a beautiful woman who gave me the music of my youth.
Thank you Judy.
Judy still has that beautiful distinctive voice, even at the age of 83. She plays piano as well as 60 years ago and I was hoping to enjoy more of her playing. Her own compositions such as "My Father" & "Secret Gardens" would have also been wonderful to hear. I look forward to hearing more of Spellbound.
Judy you are AMAZING, long may you continue.
Judy, Such a brilliant creative spirit, inspiring and beautiful. What a voice...and presence! Always a shining light in my life!
I absolutely love her music and her stamina for 85 years old person now!
I just heard an interview with her on the radio and she sounds fantastic!
I’m in my 60s and the first time I heard Judy Collins. I was in my early teens with her version. “Amazing Grace”!
Memories, I grew up with Judy's songs. Wonderful that she still can sing for a concert.❤
I had the pleasure of this beautiful lady singing, at Uncle Stans life. Take my breath away ❤
Judy was my great musical love of the late 60s and throughout the 70s. I saw her twice, I think, at the Royal Albert Hall. The last time I saw her live was in, of all places, Southport, Lancashire in 1980 or '81. It was the most magical evening. The highlight for me was her beautiful rendition of 'The Rose'.
🎉❤❤❤ Wow she has got a amayzing voice for her age, she is example that singer can save a voice during all life
Thank you so much for posting this. Outstanding! A voice from God.
She’s magnificent. I saw her live just before lockdown and it was one of the best concerts of my life.
love u always Judy....have all ur albums Bread and Roses was the best!!1!
Judy Collins is so much better now,than ever!Praise God!
Amazing beautiful, talented woman, that will be revered through all ages of time!❤
Beautiful lady beautiful voice wonderful presence .
Amazing -- I saw Judy Collins live inn 1965 in Boston -- I LOVED HER THEN-- I LOVE THIS CONCERT --
This just shows what a great musician she is. When one loves what they do, it shows, because it becomes who they are more than what they do. Judy Collins was always a favorite of my father's, and now she's also a favorite of mine.
When i hear your voice judy its so soothing it make me cry with hapiness melts and sooths my soul. Damn!