Kim Carnes

In 2004, she re-appeared with a self-released album "Chasin' Wild Trains". Following the death of her son, she has also become a strong advocate of suicide prevention. These releases failed to reach the level of success of "Bette Davis Eyes", but by this time she was a highly respected songwriter, and collaborated with such artists as Barbra Streisand. She is a representative for UNICEF and campaigns on behalf of the abolition of landmines. Carnes continued to record and released several albums into the 1990s. Like other folk singers of her generation, Collins was drawn to social activism. The single went on to become the highest seller of the year and won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. She was also known for her broad range of material: her songs from this period include the traditional gospel song "Amazing Grace", the Stephen Sondheim Broadway ballad "Send in the Clowns", and her own compositions such as "My Father" and "Born to the Breed.".

Bette Davis admitted to being a fan of the song and approached Carnes and the songwriters to thank them. She had also begun to stand out with her own compositions. As the first single released from the album Mistaken Identity, it spent 9 weeks at number one on the US singles charts and became a worldwide hit. By the 1970s, Collins had a solid reputation an art song singer and folksinger. In 1981 she recorded the Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss song "Bette Davis Eyes". This album also provided Collins with a major hit, and a Grammy award, with her version of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now". Her cover version of the Smokey Robinson & The Miracles song "More Love" became her first solo hit single in 1980 when it reached the US Top 10. With her 1967 album Wildflowers, she began to record her own compositions, the first of which was entitled "Since You've Asked".

In 1980 a duet with Kenny Rogers titled "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" became a major hit on the country and western charts and also became a pop hit. Collins was also instrumental in bringing then little known composers to a wider public; for example, she recorded songs by Canadian poet Leonard Cohen, and Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. She began releasing albums during the early 1970s. Tambourine Man" and Pete Seeger's "Turn, Turn, Turn". Kenny Rogers was also a member, and during this time Carnes met and married Dave Ellingson, with whom she would write most of her songs. She recorded her own versions of seminal songs of the period, such as "Mr. Carnes was a member of The New Christy Minstrels from 1962 until 1970. At first she sang traditional folk songs, or songs written by others, in particular the social poets of the time, such as Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan.

Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and songwriter. In 1961, Collins released her first album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, at the age of 22. Chasing Wild Trains (2004). She eventually made her way to Greenwich Village, New York City, where she played in clubs until she signed with Elektra Records, a record label with which she has been associated for 35 years. Gypsy Honeymoon: Best of Kim Carnes (1993). Three years after her debut as a piano prodigy, she was playing guitar. Checking Out The Ghosts (1991). As a child Collins studied classical piano, making her first public debut at age 13 performing Mozart's "Concerto for Two Pianos." But it was the music of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and the traditional songs of the folk revival of the early 1960s, that piqued Collins' interest and awoke in her a love of lyrics.

View from the House (1988). Judy Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folksinger. Light House (1986). Phil Ochs. Barking at Airplanes (1985). Joni Mitchell. Cafe Racers (1983). Bob Dylan.

Voyeur (1982). Leonard Cohen. Mistaken Identity (1981). Joan Baez. Romance Dance (1980). Sanity and Grace: A Journey of Suicide, Survival and Strength (2003). St Vincent's Court (1979). Amazing Grace (1991).

Sailin' (1976). Trust Your Heart (1987). Kim Carnes (1975). Wildflower Festival (2003) (DVD with guest artists Eric Andersen, Arlo Guthrie, and Tom Rush). Rest on Me (1972). Judy Collins Live at Wolf Trap (2003). Intimate Portrait: Judy Collins (2000).

The Best of Judy Collins (1999). Christmas at the Biltmore Estate (1998). Baby's Morningtime (1992). Baby's Bedtime (1992).

Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy (2004). Judy Collins Live at Wolf Trap (2000). All on a Wintry Night (2000). Classic Broadway (1999).

Both Sides Now (1998). Christmas at the Biltmore Estate (1997). Voices (1995). Shameless (1994).

Come Rejoice! A Judy Collins Christmas (1994). Just Like a Woman (1993). Judy Sings Dylan.. Baby's Morningtime (1990).