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John Haeny
John Haeny
music producer
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Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
American singer-songwriter
2
Jamie Grace
Jamie Grace
American contemporary Christian musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter
3
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
4
Ralston Bowles
Ralston Bowles
American musician
5
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
American folk singer
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Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz
American musician
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Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
American country singer
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Leslie Grace
Leslie Grace
American singer and songwriter
9
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
American singer-songwriter
10
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
American singer-songwriter
11
Judy Small
Judy Small
Australian singer
12
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter
13
Patti Austin
Patti Austin
American singer
14
Rachael Sage
Rachael Sage
American singer-songwriter
15
Lori McKenna
Lori McKenna
American musician
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Ana Gabriel
Ana Gabriel
Mexican singer
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Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer
American country music singer and musician
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Jaci Velásquez
Jaci Velásquez
American singer-songwriter
19
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
American musician
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Carly Simon
Carly Simon
American singer-songwriter, musician and author
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Norah Jones
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
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Judith Hill
Judith Hill
American singer
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Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
American singer
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June Carter Cash
June Carter Cash
American singer, songwriter and actress (1929-2003)
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Mary Gauthier
Mary Gauthier
American musician
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Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal
Spanish singer and actress
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Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter
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K. T. Oslin
K. T. Oslin
American musician
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John Prine
John Prine
American country singer/songwriter
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Deborah Allen
Deborah Allen
American country music singer, songwriter, author, and actress
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Judy Rodman
Judy Rodman
American singer
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Juice Newton
Juice Newton
American pop and country singer
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Antonia Brico
Antonia Brico
American conductor
34
Judy Jacobs
Judy Jacobs
musician
35
Yvonne Elliman
Yvonne Elliman
American singer and actress
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Pink
Pink
American singer and songwriter
37
Carole King
Carole King
American singer and songwriter
38
Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore
American recording artist, singer, songwriter (1946-2015)
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
American musician
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Lauren Daigle
Lauren Daigle
American singer and songwriter
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Sandra McCracken
Sandra McCracken
American musician
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Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle
American country music singer
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Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes
American singer-songwriter
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Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones
American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator
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Jennifer Warnes
Jennifer Warnes
American recording artist; singer
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Adele
Adele
English singer and songwriter
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Emily King
Emily King
American musician
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Rebecca Loebe
Rebecca Loebe
American musician
50
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, actress and activist
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Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
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Tori Kelly
Tori Kelly
American singer
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Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann
American indie rock singer-songwriter (born 1960)
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Grace Weber
Grace Weber
musical artist
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The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars
American musical duo
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Judy Henske
Judy Henske
American musician
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Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
blues singer-songwriter and slide guitar player from the United States
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Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin
American singer-songwriter
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Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton
American folk singer and singer-songwriter
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Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb
American singer-songwriter and actress
61
Donna Summer
Donna Summer
American singer and songwriter
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American singer and songwriter
Record Labels
Awards Received
Colorado Women's Hall of Fame
Grammy Hall of Fame
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
"Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award
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Member of, past and present
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Collins during a 1963 appearance on Hootenanny

Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter with a career spanning over 60 years. She is known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk music, show tunes, pop music, rock and roll and standards) for her social activism, and for the clarity of her voice. Collins has released 28 studio albums, 4 live albums, numerous compilation albums and 4 holiday albums.

Collins' debut album A Maid of Constant Sorrow was released in 1961, but it was the lead single from her 1967 album Wildflowers, "Both Sides, Now" – written by Joni Mitchell – that gave Collins international prominence. The single hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and won Collins her first Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance. She enjoyed further success with her recordings of "Someday Soon", "Chelsea Morning", "Amazing Grace", and "Cook with Honey".

Collins experienced the biggest success of her career with her recording of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" from her best-selling 1975 album Judith. The single charted on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1975 and then again in 1977, spending 27 non-consecutive weeks on the chart and earning Collins a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, as well as a Grammy Award for Sondheim for Song of the Year. In 2017, Collins' rendition of the song "Amazing Grace" was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant". In 2019, Judy Collins scored her first #1 album on an American Billboard Chart with Winter Stories at the age of 80 years old.