VA - Vanity of Vanities: A Tribute to Connie Converse (2017)

Margaret Glaspy, Mike Patton, Jesse Harris, Arone Dyer and Greg Saunier, Elysian Fields, Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone, Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang, Petra Haden, Sarah Jarosz, Cassandra Jenkins, Sam Amidon, Big Thief with Jeff Tweedy and Twain, Laurie Anderson, Martha Wainwright, Karen O. Honey Bee * Trouble * One By One * Playboy Of The Western World * John Brady * Man In The Sky * How Sad How Lovely * Roving Woman * Talkin Like You * Sad Lady * There Is A Vine * Witch And The Wizard * Fortune's Child * I Have Considered The Lilies * Sorrow Is My Name * Honey Bee Version 2. Connie Converse was a remarkable composer who worked in the 1950s and 1960s. By 1974, depressed over her lack of recognition and success, she packed up her belongings and drove off never to be heard of again. Little known in her lifetime, she is now viewed as a pioneer of the modern singer/songwriter genre. This exciting compilation collects fifteen of her most unique and soulful songs performed by an all-star group of contemporary singer/songwriters. Featuring an informative essay by musician and Converse scholar David Garland, Vanity of Vanities is a heartfelt tribute to one of the unsung heroes of contemporary songwriting.