On Sun, 21 Apr 2002, at 09:31:33 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cairn) wrote, on The Joni/Judy connection: > > Can someone please explain the Joni/Judy connection to me? If my >understanding is correct, Judy started singing Joni songs before Joni was >very well-known (or had released her first album?) to the point of having >Hillary Clinton actually credit Judy with Chelsea Morning (which she did >the first time I heard her tell the story. She's since referred to it as >Joni's song, I know.)
In addition to "Chelsea Morning," alluded to here, and "Both Sides Now," presumably known to all on the list, Judy recorded Joni's "Michael from Mountains," and maybe more. According to Judy's autobiography, "Singing Lessons," Joni telephoned Judy and sang "Both Sides, Now," whereupon Judy was so touched that she "wept." Judy's orchestrated recording of "BSN," which spent several weeks at the national No. 2 position in early 1969, is widely credited with making Joni a well-known songwriter, as well as with making Judy well-known as a mainstream recording artist, vs. in the folk-music niche market. > I don't know much about Judy...does she write too, or just sing? Judy writes songs, too. The entire "Shameless" album, a companion to a novel, is Judy's own compositions. Other Judy-penned-and-recorded songs include "My Father" (which has been covered by others), "Song for Judith (Open the Door)," "Blizzard" and "Since You Asked." Incidentally, I have recently discovered that Joan Baez's album (which I don't own) "Gulf Winds" consists entirely of Joan Baez compositions. And in addition to "Singing Lessons" and "Shameless" (the novel), I believe Judy wrote another, earlier autobiography. > Did Joni place many of her song with others in those early days? Someone else on this list has already answered the last question. > > Thanks for the history help in advance. > > >>Cairn<< > You're welcome. Tim Spong Dover, Del., U.S.A. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
