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The new album from folk singer Judy Collins is a collection of her favorite songs from throughout her career. Fans will be familiar with most of the songs except for the track that is the album title, which was first recorded in 1969 by hippie rock group It’s A Beautiful Day. Collins loved it the first time she heard it and decided to record it and release it as a single in March.
The album is a treasure, not only for the songs on it but also her guests – Willie Nelson. Stephen Stills and Joan Baez. Six of the songs are taken from previous recordings: “Blackbird,” “When I Go,” “Last Thing On My Mind,” “Both Sides Now,” “Diamonds and Rust” and “Send In The Clowns. Newly recorded are “Chelsea Morning,” “Turn Turn Turn (To Everything There Is A Season),” “Pack Up Your Sorrows” and “I think It’s Going To Rain Today.” Stills, who was linked romantically with Collins for a couple years in the late 60’s, is featured on guitar and vocals on “L
UK faculty member James Norton follows his passion with gifts to the UK College of Fine Arts and UK’s Center for Interprofessional Health Education.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 9, 2021) The science of health care and the cultural benefits of the arts have been inextricably tied for James C. Norton, professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Psychiatry and now semi-retired. That explains his generous gifts to both the UK College of Fine Arts and UK’s Center for Interprofessional Health Education.
Norton has enjoyed a long and fruitful career of nearly 50 years at UK in several different capacities. In addition to practicing clinical neuropsychology when first coming to UK, he was an associate dean in the UK College of Medicine from 1993 to 2015, managing functions that included, at various times, graduate medical education; the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program; CECentral, the university’s continuing education program for medicine and pharmacy; and a variety