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Judy Collins

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Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning nearly seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk music, country, show tunes, pop music, rock and roll and standards), for her social activism, and for the clarity of her voice. Her discography consists of 36 studio albums, nine live albums, numerous compilation albums, four holiday albums, and 21 singles. Collins' debut studio album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, was released in 1961 and consisted of traditional folk songs. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Judy Collins is the 762nd most popular singer (up from 951st in 2019), the 4,494th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,991st in 2019) and the 235th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Judy Collins ranks 762 out of 4,381. Before her are Joseph Schmidt, Izhar Cohen, Halsey, Redman, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, and Renate Müller. After her are Naomi Shemer, Gohar Gasparyan, Kishore Kumar, Emmy Destinn, Asha Bhosle, and Graham Bonnet.

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Among people born in 1939, Judy Collins ranks 233. Before her are Viktor Sadovnichiy, John Sculley, Viorica Viscopoleanu, Breyten Breytenbach, Branko Kostić, and John Badham. After her are Susannah York, Concha Velasco, John Neumeier, Romualdo Arppi Filho, Fred Willard, and Zenon Grocholewski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judy Collins ranks 4,494 out of 20,380. Before her are E. L. Doctorow (1931), Vincent Richards (1903), John Petrucci (1967), Jim Bridger (1804), Joe Roberts (1871), and Eddie Bracken (1915). After her are Jane Kaczmarek (1955), John Lloyd Stephens (1805), Gregory Benford (1941), David Butler (1894), Abel Ferrara (1951), and Tonya Harding (1970).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Judy Collins ranks 235. Before her are Bobby Darin (1936), Richard Carpenter (1946), Afrika Bambaataa (1957), Peggy March (1948), Halsey (1994), and Redman (1970). After her are B. J. Thomas (1942), AJ McLean (1978), Adrian Belew (1949), Minnie Riperton (1947), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), and Big Mama Thornton (1926).

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