Research Catalog

Singing lessons : a memoir of love, loss, hope, and healing / Judy Collins.

Title
Singing lessons : a memoir of love, loss, hope, and healing / Judy Collins.
Author
Collins, Judy, 1939-
Publication
New York : Pocket Books, c1998.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusVol/DateFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
text +sound discBook/TextRequest in advance XVP 311 text +sound discOff-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors
Baird, Bill
Description
xv, 346 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports.; 24 cm. +
Summary
"For the millions who know Judy Collins' unforgettable music, this remarkable memoir will come as no surprise. A moving account of growth and healing, memory and rebirth, dreams and meditations, this is Judy's heart statement, imbued with the introspection we love in her songs. From coping with every mother's greatest sorrow - the loss of a child - to the shock of seeing her companion of fifteen years nearly die, hers is a ballad of transformation in which some of life's worst tragedies lead to the discovery of a deeper love." "It was the suicide of her son Clark in 1992 that signaled the slow dismantling of Judy's life, "the end of the world." But in its wake came a choice: to become another victim of the tragedy or to emerge victorious. Judy chose victory, freeing her heart to appreciate every precious moment of life, and see the gift of memory for the miracle it is." "With quiet grace and uncommon candor, Singing Lessons reveals some of those miracles - Judy's memories of places, people, triumphs, and tragedies. From meeting Gloria Steinem and John F. Kennedy to dining with Bill and Hillary Clinton and spending an extraordinary night in the Lincoln bedroom; from recalling the lessons of her beloved music teacher of thirty-two years, Max Margulis, to reflecting on her marriage to Louis Nelson, lover and soulmate for twenty years; and from her fierce battles with her own demons to heartfelt remembrances of her son, Judy shares herself, in the sweet, clear voice that is as true as her music, with the insight her fans have come to know from her lyrics."--Jacket.
Alternative Title
Memoir of love, loss, hope, and healing
Subject
  • Collins, Judy, 1939-
  • Taylor, Clark Collins, 1959-1992
  • Singers > United States > Biography
  • Folk singers > United States > Biography
  • Suicide victims > Family relationships
Genre/Form
  • Compact discs.
  • Folk music
  • Popular music
  • Authors' autographs (Provenance)
  • Biographies
Note
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
CD contents: Singing lessons -- Born to breed -- The fallow way -- The wedding song (for Louis).
ISBN
  • 067102745X :
  • 0671003976 (CD)
OCLC
  • 39971800
  • SCSB-11424051
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library