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In reply to the discussion: Post a song with the most angelic voice ever [View all]yonder
(9,664 posts)Sandy Denny, her voice just rivets me in place, always has, always will. 40 years ago I thought "Who Knows...." was somebody else's song. Nope. And just a couple of years ago found out she was backing up RP on that haunting LZ classic...one of these days I'll get on to that mandolin part.
Maddy Prior you ask? I saw Steelyeye Span warming up the Beach Boys at Regis Field House in Denver, must have been 45 years ago. They blew me away, didn't care to hang around for the Beach Boys and the next day had my hands on their Parcel of Rogues LP. Though very English, they completely changed my musical direction and courtesy of SS's Peter Knight, I was soon weaned away from radio rock and happily learning and sawing away at traditional Irish fiddle tunes. My friends at the time thought I was off my rocker.
I only wish that 50+ years ago, we would have had the mainstream ability to be exposed to different music as we are currently allowed today. IMO, it took a lot more work to keep your ears open and searching back then.