The World Breaks Everyone

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After briefly working with the Strawbs, Denny joined Fairport Convention in 1968, remaining with them until 1969. She formed the short-lived band Fotheringay in 1970, before focusing on a solo career. Between 1971 and 1977, Denny released four solo albums: The North Star Grassman and the Ravens, Sandy, Like an Old Fashioned Waltz and Rendezvous. She also duetted with Robert Plant on "The Battle of Evermore" for Led Zeppelin's album Led Zeppelin IV in 1971. Denny died in 1978 at the age of 31 due to injuries and health issues related to alcohol abuse.[2]

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[Hoyt]

1. Loved her work in Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, etc. What a tragic loss.

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2. Beyond tragic.

Too beautiful to live in this world.

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3. What a wonderful song, 12-string and all. Thanks.

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5. .....

She could, imho, sing circles around Stevie Nicks.

[Fla Dem]

4. Yes too young. Would be 74.

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6. Listen

Commercial success consistently eluded her, though a fleeting place in the mass market was assured by her appearance on Led Zeppelin IV, on which she was invited by Led Zeppelin to duet with Robert Plant on The Battle of Evermore. "She used to hang out with Led Zeppelin," recalls Linda Thompson. "Robert and Jimmy [Page], and John Bonham and Keith Moon - they all knew how fantastic she was. Robert Plant was the loudest singer on the planet at the time, and Sandy could blow him off the stage. You'd have to hold on to the furniture when Sandy was singing. So these guys knew what a star she was. And like a lot of girls who are unhappy about the way they look, she became one of the boys. You had to go some to drink with John Bonham. You couldn't keep up with those guys. But Sandy could."

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/may/06/folk