Writer Sarah McColl on Musician / Composer Connie Converse.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (5 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Look What SHE Did!, 2022.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

When writer Sarah McColl stumbled on a mesmerizing folk song by an artist who had disappeared, she was spellbound with the mystery of singer-songwriter Connie Converse. Connie's lyrics were unlike anything anyone was writing in the 1950's; her songs spoke of drunken afternoons, the joy of single living and being a broke artist. She wrote, recorded and performed her songs, even on national television...but her career never took off. In the mid 1970s, Connie hung up her guitar and was never heard from again, by friends, family or anyone. The mystery of Connie's disappearance remains unsolved. Where did she go? In 2009, after coming across Connie's rare recordings, young Brooklyn producers released her first record, How Sad, How Lovely, to critical acclaim. Sarah says it perfectly: "I wish she had gotten what she deserved in her lifetime."

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed April 15, 2024).