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British singer (1947–1978)

Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny was an English musician who is best known for her work with the folk rock band Fairport Convention during the late 1960s. She has been described as "arguably the pre-eminent British folk-rock singer/songwriter of her time".

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Sandy

what: one person
from: Wimbledon
born: 1947
until: 1978
on the air here: 0 songs
still after: 1 song

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real name: Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny

labels: Island Records, A&M Records

genres: folk music, British folk rock, British folk music

plays: guitar, voice

member of: Fairport Convention, Fotheringay

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Early career

Denny's nursing career proved short-lived. In the meantime she had secured a place on a foundation course at Kingston College of Art, which she took up in September 1965, becoming involved with the folk club on campus. Her contemporaries at the college included guitarist and future member of Pentangle, John Renbourn.

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Solo career and final years

Denny then turned to recording her first solo album, The North Star Grassman and the Ravens. Released in 1971, it is distinguished by its elusive lyrics and unconventional harmonies. Highlights included "Late November", inspired by a dream and the death of Fairport band member Martin Lamble, and "Next Time Around" a cryptogram about Jackson C. Frank, one of her many portraits in song.

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English singer, songwriter and musician. Born on 6 January 1947 at the Nelson Hospital in Wimbledon near London (UK). Died aged 31 on 21 April 1978 in Wimbledon, from a cerebral haemorrhage after falling down from a flight of stairs. Denny started out in the folk rock circuit and made her first recordings in 1967, with and with . Later that year she joined the , with which she recorded an album that remained unreleased until 1973. In May 1968 Denny auditioned for who were looking for a replacement singer after Judy Dyble had left. Together they made some of Fairport's best albums. She left the band in December 1969 to focus on her songwriting, and in 1970 started the band, with which she recorded 2 albums. The project ended in 1971, with Denny citing stress with as a reason for the band's demise. In September 1971 came her debut solo album, the first of 4 studio albums released in her lifetime. Later that year she also guested on 's 4th album. (Denny is the only guest vocalist to ever appear on a Led Zeppelin album.) In 1973 she married and between 1974 and 1975 the couple were members of Fairport Convention, performing on 174398. After a long tour in 1975, the couple left Fai Also known as: A. Denny, Alexandra Denny, Alexandra Elene Denny, Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny, Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny From Discogs (free to use). Their entry