Editing Judy Collins (section)

==Career==
===Beginnings===
[[File:Judy Collins Hootenanny 1963.jpg|thumb|upright|Collins during a 1963 appearance on ''[[Hootenanny (TV series)|Hootenanny]]'']]
Collins studied classical piano with [[Antonia Brico]], making her public debut at age 13 performing [[Piano Concerto No. 10 (Mozart)|Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos]]. She also played [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]], [[Claude Debussy|Debussy]], and [[Sergei Rachmaninoff|Rachmaninoff]] as a child.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ellie|last=O'Byrne |url=https://irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30977085.html|title=The Songs that Matter Most to Judy Collins from Her 60-year Career|newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]]|issn=1393-9564 |location=Cork|language=en-ie|date=January 22, 2020|access-date=June 6, 2024}}</ref> Brico took a dim view of her developing interest in folk music, which led her to the difficult decision to discontinue her piano lessons. Years later, after she became known internationally, she invited Brico to one of her concerts in Denver. When they met after the performance, Brico took both of Collins' hands into hers, looked wistfully at her fingers and said, "Little Judy—you really could have gone places." Still later, she discovered that Brico herself had made a living when she was younger playing [[jazz]] and [[ragtime]] piano (''Singing Lessons'', pp.&nbsp;71–72). 

In her early life, Collins met many professional musicians through her father.<ref>{{cite book|last=Malkoski|first=Paul A.|title=The Denver Folk Music Tradition: An Unplugged History, from Harry Tuft to Swallow Hill and Beyond|year=2012|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1609495329|page=52}}</ref>

It was the music of [[Woody Guthrie]] and [[Pete Seeger]] and the [[Folk music|traditional]] songs of the [[American folk music revival|folk revival]] of the early 1960s, however, that kindled Collins' interest and awoke in her a love for [[lyrics]]. Three years after her debut as a piano [[Child prodigy|prodigy]], she was playing guitar. Her first public appearances as a folk artist after her graduation from Denver's East High School were at Michael's Pub in [[Boulder, Colorado]] and the folk club Exodus in Denver. Her music became popular at the [[University of Connecticut]], where her husband taught. She performed at parties and for the campus radio station along with [[David Grisman]] and Tom Azarian.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,526497,00.html|title=Time "Striking a Chord"|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319133053/https://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,526497,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===1960s===
Collins eventually made her way to [[Greenwich Village]], [[New York City]] where she played in clubs like Gerde's Folk City until she signed with [[Elektra Records]], a label she was associated with for 35 years. In 1961, she released her debut studio album, ''[[A Maid of Constant Sorrow]]'', at age 22.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reviews of new albums|date=November 27, 1961|magazine=Billboard|page=28}}</ref>

At first, Collins sang traditional folk songs or songs written by others–in particular the protest songwriters of the time, such as [[Tom Paxton]], [[Phil Ochs]], and [[Bob Dylan]]. She recorded her own versions of important songs from the period, such as Dylan's "[[Mr. Tambourine Man]]" and [[Pete Seeger]]'s "[[Turn! Turn! Turn!]]". She was also instrumental in bringing little-known musicians to a wider public. For example, she recorded songs by Canadian poet [[Leonard Cohen]], who became a close friend over the years. She also recorded songs by singer-songwriters such as [[Eric Andersen]], [[Fred Neil]], [[Ian Tyson]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Randy Newman]], [[Robin Williamson]], and [[Richard Fariña]] long before they gained national acclaim.<ref>{{cite book|last=Simmons|first=Sylvie|title=I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen|year=2012|publisher=McClelland & Stewart|isbn=978-0771080401}}</ref><ref name=newman>{{cite book|last=Courrier|first=Kevin|author-link=Kevin Courrier|title=Randy Newman: American Dreams|year=2005|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1550226904|pages=65–66}}</ref>

[[File:JodyCollins-Oct1965.jpg|thumb|right|Judy Collins in 1965]]
Collins' first few studio albums consisted of straightforward guitar-based folk songs, but with her fifth studio album ''[[In My Life (Judy Collins album)|In My Life]]'' (1966), she began branching out to include works from such diverse sources as [[the Beatles]], [[Leonard Cohen]], [[Jacques Brel]], and [[Kurt Weill]].<ref name=newman/> [[Mark Abramson]] produced and [[Joshua Rifkin]] arranged the album, adding lush [[orchestration]] to many of the numbers. The album was a major departure for a folk artist and set the course for Collins' subsequent work over the next decade.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000195828|label=''In My Life'' review|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>

With her sixth studio album ''[[Wildflowers (Judy Collins album)|Wildflowers]]'' (1967), also produced by Abramson and arranged by Rifkin, Collins began to record her own compositions, beginning with "Since You Asked". The album also provided her with a major hit and a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] in Mitchell's "[[Both Sides, Now]]", which in December 1968 reached No. 8 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=judy collins|chart=all}} |title=Judy Collins|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref> later (February 1970) reaching No. 14 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19700222/7501/|title=Official [U.K.] Singles Chart Top 50, 22 February 1970–28 February 1970|publisher=[[The Official UK Charts Company]]|access-date=December 17, 2021}}</ref>

Collins' seventh studio album ''[[Who Knows Where the Time Goes (Judy Collins album)|Who Knows Where the Time Goes]]'' (1968) was produced by [[David Anderle]], and featured back-up guitar by [[Stephen Stills]] (of [[Crosby, Stills & Nash]]), with whom she was romantically involved at the time. (She was the inspiration for Stills's CSN classic "[[Suite: Judy Blue Eyes]]".) ''Time Goes'' had a mellow [[country music|country]] sound and included [[Ian Tyson]]'s "[[Someday Soon (Ian Tyson song)|Someday Soon]]" and the title track, written by the UK singer-songwriter [[Sandy Denny]]. The album also featured Collins' composition "My Father" and one of the first covers of Leonard Cohen's "[[Bird on the Wire]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=Judy Collins Concert: Has Fans Gentle on Her Mind|date=May 24, 1969|magazine=Billboard|page=22}}</ref>

[[File:Judy Collins solo performance 1967.JPG|thumb|left| Collins performing on ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]'', 1968]]

Two of Collins' songs ("[[Who Knows Where the Time Goes?]]" composed by Sandy Denny and "Albatross") were featured in the 1968 film ''[[The Subject Was Roses (film)|The Subject Was Roses]]''.

===1970s===
By the 1970s, Collins had a solid reputation as an [[art song]] singer and folksinger and had begun to stand out for her own compositions. She was also known for her broad range of material: her songs from this period include the traditional Christian [[hymn]] "[[Amazing Grace]]", the [[Stephen Sondheim]] [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] [[ballad]] "[[Send in the Clowns]]" (both of which were top 20 hits as singles in both the U.S. and the U.K.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13893/judy-collins/|title=JUDY COLLINS|publisher=[[The Official UK Charts Company]]|access-date=December 17, 2021}}</ref>), a recording of [[Joan Baez]]'s "[[One Day at a Time (Joan Baez album)|A Song for David]]", and her own compositions, such as "Born to the Breed".<ref>{{cite news|last=Santosuosso|first=Ernie|title=Judy Collins' flight of fancy|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=May 11, 1975}}</ref>

In 1971, Collins issued her second live album, ''[[Living (Judy Collins album)|Living]]'', and the compilation album ''[[Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins]]'' followed a year later. Collins' ninth studio album ''[[True Stories and Other Dreams]]'' (1973) found her in a contemplative mood, featuring an original song about a friend who took his own life ("Song for Martin") and another about the life of Argentine [[Marxism|Marxist]] revolutionary [[Che Guevara]] ("Che"). For her tenth studio album ''[[Judith (album)|Judith]]'' (1975), she collaborated with producer [[Arif Mardin]], who gave the album a sophisticated sound. ''Judith'' produced her biggest hit single with her mournful version of Stephen Sondheim's "[[Send in the Clowns]]", and it would become her best-selling record, eventually going platinum.

As Collins stepped up to a higher level of stardom, the longtime activist put political themes at the forefront of her eleventh studio album  ''[[Bread and Roses (album)|Bread and Roses]]'' (1976). Political statements like the title song, originally a poem by [[James Oppenheim]] commonly associated with a 1912 [[1912 Lawrence textile strike|garment workers strike]] in [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]], were balanced with such pop compositions as [[Elton John]]'s "Come Down in Time", but the album failed to achieve the commercial success of ''Judith''. Following the release of the album, Collins underwent treatment for damaged vocal cords, and after years of struggling with alcoholism, she sought medical help to give up drinking. Her compilation album ''[[So Early in the Spring (Judy Collins album)|So Early in the Spring... The First 15 Years]]'' (1977) sold modestly.

[[File:Zangeres Judy Collins in Hiltonhotel Amsterdam, Judy Collins, Bestanddeelnr 925-1517.jpg|thumb|right| Collins in Hilton Amsterdam, a hotel, in 1971]]
Collins guest starred on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' in an episode broadcast in January 1978,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Garlen|first1=Jennifer C.|last2=Graham|first2=Anissa M.|title=Kermit Culture: Critical Perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets|year=2009|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0786442591|page=[https://archive.org/details/kermitculturecri0000unse/page/218 218]|url=https://archive.org/details/kermitculturecri0000unse/page/218}}</ref> singing "[[Leather-Winged Bat]]", "[[There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly]]", "[[Do-Re-Mi]]", and "Send in the Clowns". She also appeared several times on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', where she performed "Fishermen's Song" with a chorus of [[Anything Muppet]] fishermen, sang a trio with [[Biff and Sully]] using the word "yes", and even starred in a modern musical fairy tale skit called "The Sad Princess".<ref>{{cite news|last=Ann|first=Lolordo|title=Judy Collins changing styles|newspaper=Lodi News-Sentinel|date=August 13, 1977}}</ref> In 1979, she returned to music with her twelfth studio album ''[[Hard Times for Lovers]]'', a pop-oriented album in the same vein as ''Judith''; she gained some extra publicity with the cover sleeve photograph of her in the nude.

===1980s===
''[[Running for My Life]]'' (1980) and ''[[Times of Our Lives (Judy Collins album)|Times of Our Lives]]'' (1982) were well-crafted exercises in adult pop and soft rock, but as tastes changed, Collins' sales were on the decline. ''[[Home Again (Judy Collins album)|Home Again]]'' (1984) found her exploring some new musical avenues, including a synth-based cover of [[Yazoo (band)|Yaz's]] "Only You" and a duet with country star [[T. G. Sheppard]] on the title cut. While the "Home Again" single was a minor hit, the album was not, and after 23 years, Collins and [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] parted ways. She performed the music for the 1983 animated television special ''[[The Magic of Herself the Elf]]'', as well as the theme song of the [[Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment|Rankin/Bass Productions]] television film ''[[The Wind in the Willows (1987 film)|The Wind in the Willows]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Woolery|first=George W.|title=Animated TV Specials|year=1989|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0810821989|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/animatedtvspecia0000wool}}</ref>

[[File:Judy Collins.jpg|thumb|Collins at a book signing, 1995|left]]
Collins traveled to England in 1985 and struck a one-off deal with Telstar Records to record the studio album ''[[Amazing Grace (Judy Collins album)|Amazing Grace]]'', in which she re-recorded several of her better-known songs with an inspirational bent. In 1987, she signed with the independent [[Gold Castle Records|Gold Castle]] label, and her first studio album for them, ''[[Trust Your Heart]]'', which collected seven tracks from ''Amazing Grace'' and added three new selections. That same year, she released her first memoir, ''Trust Your Heart''.<ref name="judycollins.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.judycollins.com/books|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121113722/http://www.judycollins.com/books|url-status=live|archive-date=November 21, 2021|title=Judy Collins Official Website – Books|access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>

In 1989, Collins released two albums: a live disc titled ''Sanity and Grace'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Sanity and Grace|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sanity-and-grace-gold-castle--mw0002054886|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205085850/https://www.allmusic.com/album/sanity-and-grace-gold-castle--mw0002054886|url-status=live}}</ref> and a collaboration with clarinetist [[Richard Stoltzman]], ''Innervoices''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Innervoices|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/innervoices-mw0000654261|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202171057/https://www.allmusic.com/album/innervoices-mw0000654261|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1990s===
In 1990, Collins released her eighteenth studio album ''[[Fires of Eden (album)|Fires of Eden]]'' on [[Columbia Records]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Eder|first=Bruce|title=Fires of Eden|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fires-of-eden-mw0000316233|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115161447/https://www.allmusic.com/album/fires-of-eden-mw0000316233|url-status=live}}</ref> The album spawned one single – "Fires of Eden", written by [[Kit Hain]] and [[Mark Goldenberg]]. The single peaked at No. 31 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart. At the time of its release, Collins performed it live on several occasions, including on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' and ''[[The Joan Rivers Show]]''. A [[music video]] promoting it and featuring her was also released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6c2f5|title=Judy Collins Fires of Eden – Vidéo Dailymotion|website=Dailymotion.com|date=August 3, 2008 |access-date=August 20, 2021}}</ref> Later, [[Cher]] recorded "Fires of Eden" for her 1991 studio album ''[[Love Hurts (Cher album)|Love Hurts]]''. Other songs from ''Fires of Eden'' include "The Blizzard", "Home Before Dark", and a cover of [[the Hollies]] song – "[[The Air That I Breathe]]". That same year saw the release of a pair of children's albums, ''Baby's Morningtime''<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Baby's Morningtime|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/babys-morningtime-mw0000690513|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029231145/https://www.allmusic.com/album/babys-morningtime-mw0000690513|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Baby's Bedtime''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Baby's Bedtime|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/babys-bedtime-mw0000441204|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029221522/https://www.allmusic.com/album/babys-bedtime-mw0000441204|url-status=live}}</ref> Collins performed at President [[Bill Clinton]]'s first inauguration in 1993, singing "[[Amazing Grace]]" and "[[Chelsea Morning]]". (The Clintons have stated that they named their daughter, [[Chelsea Clinton|Chelsea]], after her recording of the song.)<ref name="Clark">{{cite news|last=Clark|first=Eric|title=After spinning others' songs into gold, Judy Collins gets tribute album of her own works|newspaper=Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA)|date=October 12, 2008}}</ref>

For her next studio album, Collins turned to a project that was both personal and familiar, a set of Bob Dylan covers titled ''Judy Sings Dylan... Just Like a Woman''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roach|first=Pemberton|title=Judy Collins Sings Dylan: Just Like a Woman|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/judy-collins-sings-dylan-just-like-a-woman-mw0000106482|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211030546/https://www.allmusic.com/album/judy-collins-sings-dylan-just-like-a-woman-mw0000106482|url-status=live}}</ref> Released in 1993, the album was a commercial success and reminded fans she was still active and in fine voice. In 1994, she issued her first [[Christmas album]], ''Come Rejoice! A Judy Collins Christmas''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Come Rejoice! A Judy Collins Christmas|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/come-rejoice%21-a-judy-collins-christmas-mw0000626262|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209121604/https://www.allmusic.com/album/come-rejoice%21-a-judy-collins-christmas-mw0000626262|url-status=live}}</ref> It would prove to be the first in a series, with other holiday releases soon following, the first being the live album ''Christmas at the Biltmore Estate'' in 1997,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Christmas at the Biltmore Estate|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-at-the-biltmore-estate-mw0000595906|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029231150/https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-at-the-biltmore-estate-mw0000595906|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by ''All on a Wintry Night'' in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Torreano|first=Bradley|title=All on a Wintry Night|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-on-a-wintry-night-mw0000103563|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209151204/https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-on-a-wintry-night-mw0000103563|url-status=live}}</ref> Collins combined her interests in music and literature for her next project. In 1995, she published a novel, ''Shameless'',<ref name="judycollins.com"/> that took place against the backdrop of the music business; she also released an album of the same name that served as the soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Shameless|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shameless-mw0000174112|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029231103/https://www.allmusic.com/album/shameless-mw0000174112|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1998, Collins published her third book, ''Singing Lessons: A Memoir of Love'', ''Loss, Hope and Healing,''<ref name="judycollins.com"/> which focused on her struggles with alcoholism, depression, and the emotional trauma of her son's death. In 1999, she released ''Classic Broadway'', a collection of vintage show tunes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Classic Broadway|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/classic-broadway-mw0000669220|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029221540/https://www.allmusic.com/album/classic-broadway-mw0000669220|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, she and her manager [[Katherine DePaul]] founded Wildflower Records.

===2000s–2020s===
[[File:Judy Collins by Bryan Ledgard 1.jpg|thumb|right|Collins performing at the Cambridge Folk Festival, 2008]]
Collins maintained a busy release schedule via Wildflower, issuing numerous live albums and reissues as well as new material such as 2005's ''[[Portrait of an American Girl]]'', 2010's ''Paradise'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Paradise|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/paradise-mw0001989692|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=November 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102203015/https://www.allmusic.com/album/paradise-mw0001989692|url-status=live}}</ref> and 2011's ''Bohemian'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Monger|first=James Christopher|title=Bohemian|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bohemian-mw0002206147|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=November 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102203018/https://www.allmusic.com/album/bohemian-mw0002206147|url-status=live}}</ref> all of which focused on her continued strength as an interpretive vocalist. In 2006, she sang "[[This Little Light of Mine]]" in a commercial for [[Eliot Spitzer]].<ref name="Clark"/> In 2007, she released her own covers collection of [[The Beatles|Beatles]] songs, entitled ''[[Judy Collins Sings Lennon and McCartney]]''. Various artists, including [[Shawn Colvin]], [[Rufus Wainwright]], and [[Chrissie Hynde]], covered Collins's compositions for the tribute album ''[[Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins|Born to the Breed]]'' in 2008.<ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2009/06/basking_in_the_afterglow_of_a.html "Basking in the Afterglow of a Tribute Album"] by John Soeder, ''Cleveland Plain Dealer'', June 24, 2009.</ref> In the same year, she received an honorary doctorate from [[Pratt Institute]]. The tribute albums ''Tom Thumb's Blues: A Tribute to Judy Collins''<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Thumb's Blues: A Tribute to Judy Collins|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tom-thumbs-blues-a-tribute-to-judy-collins-mw0000001849|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 15, 2022|archive-date=December 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201140026/https://www.allmusic.com/album/tom-thumbs-blues-a-tribute-to-judy-collins-mw0000001849|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins''<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Born To the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/born-to-the-breed-a-tribute-to-judy-collins-mw0000796428|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 15, 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129052031/https://www.allmusic.com/album/born-to-the-breed-a-tribute-to-judy-collins-mw0000796428|url-status=live}}</ref> appeared in 2000 and 2008, respectively.

In 2010, Collins sang "The Weight of the World" at the [[Newport Folk Festival]], a song by [[Amy Speace]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Amy Speace on Mountain Stage|publisher=NPR Music|quote=Judy Collins, who chose Speace as the first artist on her Wildflower label, has been singing her song "The Weight of the World" at prominent venues of late, including the 50th anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival and the Isle of Wight.|date=August 12, 2010|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114290478|access-date=September 26, 2010}}</ref> Another memoir from Collins, ''Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music'',<ref name="judycollins.com"/> appeared the following year and put its focus on her career as an artist. In July 2012, she appeared as a guest artist on the Australian [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]] television programme ''[[RocKwiz]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Blundell|first=Graeme|title=Bang a gong as Rockwiz turns 10|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/bang-a-gong/story-fn9n8gph-1226417802468|newspaper=The Australian|access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref> She paid homage to some of her favorite songwriters as well as her favorite vocalists with the 2015 album ''Strangers Again'', which featured duets with [[Willie Nelson]], [[Jackson Browne]], [[Jeff Bridges]], and [[Glen Hansard]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Monger|first=Timothy|title=Strangers Again|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/strangers-again-mw0002866019|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214071037/https://www.allmusic.com/album/strangers-again-mw0002866019|url-status=live}}</ref> The album also included a track with singer-songwriter [[Ari Hest]]. Collins and Hest joined forces again in 2016 for a full studio album titled ''[[Silver Skies Blue]]'', which later earned them a Grammy Award nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Folk Album|Best Folk Album]].
[[File:Judy Collins, prior to a performance at the Boettcher Concert Hall, one of the venues at the Denver Performing Arts Center in downtown Denver, Colorado.jpg|left|thumb|293x293px|Judy Collins, prior to a performance at the Boettcher Concert Hall, part of the [[Denver Performing Arts Complex]], in 2016]]
In 2017, Collins returned to the work of the songwriter who gave her "[[Send in the Clowns]]" with ''A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim'',<ref>{{cite web|title=A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-love-letter-to-stephen-sondheim-mw0003009533|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2022|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103073826/https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-love-letter-to-stephen-sondheim-mw0003009533|url-status=live}}</ref> and the same year, she and her longtime friend, [[Stephen Stills]], collaborated on an album, ''[[Everybody Knows (Stills & Collins album)|Everybody Knows]]''. In addition to the two albums, she bared her soul in another book, ''Cravings: How I Conquered Food,''<ref name="judycollins.com"/> where she opened up about her difficult relationship with food and her years of dealing with [[eating disorder]]s. In 2019, she released the album ''[[Winter Stories (Judy Collins, Jonas Fjeld and Chatham County Line album)|Winter Stories]]'', a collaboration with Norwegian singer [[Jonas Fjeld]] and the [[North Carolina]] country-folk quartet [[Chatham County Line]]. In 2022, she released her first studio album of all original material, entitled ''[[Spellbound (Judy Collins album)|Spellbound]]''.

Collins joined the judging panel for the 7th, 9th, 10th,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/judges|title=Independent Music Awards|publisher=Independent Music Awards|date=September 23, 2010|access-date=October 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40-charts.com/news/Charts-Awards/She-&-Him-The-Black-Keys-Mark-Hoppus-Aimee-Mann-And-Bettye-LaVette-Join-Judging-Panel-For-The-9th-Annual-Independent-Music-Awards/48785.html|title=Top40-Charts.com|publisher=Top40-Charts.com|access-date=October 13, 2010}}</ref> 11th,<ref>[http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/judges/11th-annual-ima-judges/ "11th Annual IMA Judges]. Independent Music Awards. Retrieved on September 4, 2013.</ref> 12th, 13th and 14th Annual Independent Music Awards.