- Born
- 6 January 1947, London, United Kingdom
- First work
- 1967: Alex Campbell and His Friends
- Peak
- 1968 to 1974 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1977: Rendezvous
- Died
- 21 April 1978, London, United Kingdom; aged 31; accident
Sandy Denny
Music: singer, songwriter, United Kingdom
Sandy Denny was an English singer and songwriter celebrated as the preeminent female voice of the British folk-rock movement. Possessing an emotive, crystal-clear voice and extraordinary songwriting craft, she gained widespread acclaim as the lead vocalist of Fairport Convention, shaping landmark albums including What We Did on Our Holidays and Liege & Lief. Her composition Who Knows Where the Time Goes? remains a revered modern standard, and she notably provided guest vocals on Led Zeppelin's The Battle of Evermore. Denny released four acclaimed solo albums during the 1970s and toured extensively. She died in London in 1978 at the age of thirty-one following a head injury caused by a fall.
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Signature works
- Who Knows Where the Time Goes? song1967
- What We Did on Our Holidays album1969
- Unhalfbricking album1969
- Liege & Lief album1969
- The North Star Grassman and the Ravens album1971
- Sandy album1972
Groups: Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, Strawbs.