Uncovering the 'Female Bob Dylan' of NYC: Connie Converse
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Connie Converse, a singer-songwriter who lived in New York City during the 1940s and '50s, is being hailed as "the female Bob Dylan" by folk music scholars. Despite recording her own songs and even appearing on TV, her music never gained commercial success. After leaving New York, she reinvented herself as an editor, scholar, and activist in Michigan before vanishing without a trace in 1974. Though largely unknown during her lifetime, interest in her legacy is growing.
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