Folk Icons Stephen Stills & Judy Collins Coming To Santa Rosa

SANTA ROSA, CA – Fifty years ago, Stephen Stills met Judy Collins, known as a singer-songwriter with piercing ocean-blue eyes. Their tumultuous love affair later was immortalized by Stills with his composition “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash on their landmark debut.

Both artists went on to help shape modern music, but Stills and Collins’ short, fiery union remains a transformative era for the two artists. And this summer, the two icons of folk are celebrating the golden anniversary of their time together with a joint summer tour, that will include a stop at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa.

The concert is set for Friday, June 1 at 7 p.m.

The tour marks the first time Stills and Collins have been onstage together, according to organizers, and the performance will include songs from their upcoming album, plus stories from their journeys and 1960s folk music.

Known from his days with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash, Stills wrote his legendary love song to Collins, “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” as a five-section romantic epic that is ranked #418 in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time Poll, producers said.

The 2015 "Strangers Again" earned Collins her highest Billboard 200 debut in nearly 30 years, and 2016’s "Silver Skies Blue" duets album with Ari Hest earned a Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album. She’s recently been described by the NY Times as the “ageless wild angel of pop,” appeared in HBO’s Girls, and released the book ‘Cravings: How I Conquered Food’ earlier this year.

Click here for ticket information. The Luther Burbank Center for the Arts is at 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa.

ALSO COMING UP NEARBY:

• Letter Carriers' 2018 'Stamp Out Hunger' Food Drive

• Rotary Club's 32nd Annual Healdsburg Bicycle Tour: Healdsburg

• Mother's Day Yoga in the Vineyards: Landmark Vineyards, Kenwood

• French-Style, Outdoor Antique Market: Fairgrounds, San Rafael

--Image via Stills and Collins