| Title | : | No More Sad Refrains: The Life and Times of Sandy Denny |
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| Format Type | : | Kindle-editie, Hardcover, Paperback |
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No More Sad Refrains: The Life and Times of Sandy Denny Reviews
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In the US Sandy Denny never achieved the recognition she richly deserved. Her work with The Strawbs,Fairport Convention and Fotheringay has been sadly unheralded. Not to mention her career as a solo artist. She is better known for having written "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" than for having sung it. Most people would not even know who she is unless told "you know, the girl who sang on Zeppelin's "The Battle of Ever". This is all very sad because Sandy Denny was a unique and beautiful talent who died too young. Clinton Heylin does a fantastic job of bringing Sandy to light and revealing her as she was, good, bad, ugly, beautiful, sad, lonely, and talented. I was deeply moved by her story and her music has gained new meaning and depth. Listen, Listen.
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Another great biography of the great Sandy with extensive interviews of all the major people and musicians in her life.
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Can't wait to read this. Arrived with one dinged corner due to mediocre packaging, otherwise very happy with this purchase.
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We all think being a music star is great, but it has it's downs and sandy had quite a few,
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I wanted to read a biography of Sandy Denny and this looked like the most professional one available. Unfortunately, almost everything about the production of this book is wrong: it is unwieldy to handle, the paper is so thin that you can see the type from the page behind the one you are reading, and the spidery fonts (especially the italic font used for the copious quotations) make it a real strain to read. There is also no sign of the text having been edited or proofread, so we get solecisms such as 'wiling away the time', 'pouring over books', 'an addenda', 'a fait accomplis', 'expell' and many . This is a shame, as the basic narrative is competently told and there are lots of illuminating recollections from people involved in Sandy's life.