I knew her in Ann Arbor. By then she had stopped performing but I heard her play a couple of times at my uncle's house. I now wish I'd paid closer attention, I was just a stupid teenager at the time.
Lots of stories like this. My favorite is Judee Sill - disappeared, died of an OD pretty much penniless. Music ahead of its time with layered recordings, rediscovered decades later...
Roving Woman is my favourite song of hers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAfUXna0N-4
This cover is pretty spectacular:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFazlnIxHmE
I knew her in Ann Arbor. By then she had stopped performing but I heard her play a couple of times at my uncle's house. I now wish I'd paid closer attention, I was just a stupid teenager at the time.
Pitchfork review from last year:
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/connie-converse-how-sad...
Lots of stories like this. My favorite is Judee Sill - disappeared, died of an OD pretty much penniless. Music ahead of its time with layered recordings, rediscovered decades later...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judee_Sill