Judy Collins

American folk and pop singer and songwriter.
Born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
She charted sixteen times as a singer and twice as a songwriter between 1967 and 1990. Her cover of "Amazing Grace" in 1970 hit #15 overall (#5 Adult Contemporary) and #5 in the U.K. "Both Sides Now" in 1968 hit #8 in the U.S. (#3 A/C) and #14 in the U.K. The song she is best known for came in 1975 with "Send in the Clowns", which charted to #36 U.S. (#8 A/C) and #6 U.K.
As a songwriter, she charted with two songs she also sang: in 1971 with "Open the Door (Song for Judith)"; The song hit #90 in the U.S. (#23 A/C). Her other songwriting song that charted was "Secret Gardens"; The song hit #122 in 1973.