Beverly Kenney

[Bright Moments]

I am enjoying the lighthearted sounds of Beverly Kenney on Decca. A little research reveals that she died young (28) from a drug overdose. Does anyone know the backstory?

Edited November 15, 2013 by Bright Moments

[fasstrack]

No, but I agree she was wonderful.

[Niko]

apparently, it was suicide, not an "ordinary drug overdose", there are various posts on Bill Reed's blog about her, e.g.

http://people-vs-drchilledair.blogspot.de/2005/05/beverly-kenney-postscript.html

[Bright Moments]

Wow Niko - that was interesting! Thanks!

[fasstrack]

I think I'll regret saying this because the woman was clearly troubled, but suicide, especially by gifted artists, is so selfish in a world that needs beauty.

Edited November 21, 2013 by fasstrack

[JSngry]

Maybe the world doesn't need beauty, Maybe that's just a want.

[etherbored]

don't you know your bacharach....?

[JSngry]

Oh, that's love (sweet love). Love is not always beautiful. Love is sometimes blue.

[jazzbo]

It's many-splendored, we all know that.

Edited November 21, 2013 by jazzbo

[fasstrack]

Maybe the world doesn't need beauty, Maybe that's just a want.

I mean you're killin' me here. I'm an artist too. If I didn't feel the world needs beauty.......

[Bright Moments]

Ahem - this is a Beverly Kenney thread. Take that other stuff outside please.

[fasstrack]

Ahem - this is a Beverly Kenney thread. Take that other stuff outside please.

I was talking about Beverly Kenney when I said it was a selfish act to commit suicide---problems notwithstanding---and thereby deprive the world of the beauty her artistry offered.

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beauty is a subjective term, thankfully, therefore we need it and we don't.

These were pointed out to me a few months ago:
Interview when she was 21:

on the show of Hugh Hefner:

[fasstrack]

Eye of the beholder and also the hurricane.....