Judy Collins

BIOGRAPHy

Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folk songs and contemporary themes. Her career has spanned more than 40 years. At 13, Judy made her public debut performing Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos. But it was the music of such artists as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, as well as the traditional songs of the folk revival, that sparked Judy’s love of lyrics. She soon moved away from the classical piano and began her lifelong love affair with the guitar. In 1961, Judy released her first album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, at the age of 22 and began a thirty-five year association with Jac Holzman and Elektra Records. She is also noted for her rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” on her classic 1967 album, Wildflowers. “Both Sides Now” has since been entered into the Grammy’s Hall of Fame. Winning “Song of the Year” at the 1975 Grammy’s Awards show was Judy’s version of “Send in the Clowns.” Judy released Paradise in 2010 and Bohemian in 2011. In 2016, she delivered Silver Skies Blue with Ari Hest. She continues to tour the globe.

Career Path

1961Signed to Elektra Records at 22 and released 'A Maid of Constant Sorrow', launching a 35-year association with label founder Jac Holzman that would shape the American folk revival.
1967Released 'Wildflowers' featuring her version of Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides, Now', a recording later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and among the most celebrated folk interpretations of the 20th century.
1975'Send in the Clowns' won Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards, giving Collins her first Grammy win and the defining commercial moment of her six-decade career.
2010Released 'Paradise', her first studio album of the new decade, followed by 'Bohemian' in 2011, sustaining a creative output unbroken since her 1961 debut.
2016Recorded 'Silver Skies Blue' with singer-songwriter Ari Hest, eight of the album's twelve tracks co-written by Collins and Hest, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album, her first Grammy nod in 40 years.
2022Released 'Spellbound' via Cleopatra Records, her first album composed entirely of self-penned original material, co-produced with Ari Hest, and earned her seventh career Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album.
2022Toured North America in support of 'Spellbound', performing living-room-intimate sets in performing arts centers that showcased the album's all-original songwriting to standing ovations.
2024Released 'Reflections: Songs of Peace and Hope', weaving folk sensibility and contemporary humanitarian themes across a collection that reaffirmed her voice as one of the most enduring in American music.
2025Completed an extensive North American tour with special guests Madeleine Peyroux and Tom Rush, drawing audiences across generations to witness a performer still commanding the stage at 85.
2026Announced the 'Sweet Judy Blue Eyes' farewell tour, more than 40 shows across the United States and Canada through 2027, with guests including Richard Thompson and Bruce Cockburn, bidding a formal goodbye to the concert stage after 65 years.

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