![]() Stills, a sensitive, quietly spoken young man from the South, is deeply in love with Judy Collins, to whom the Suite is dedicated. The song was written and is sung by Stephen Stills, former member of the Buffalo Springfield. ![]() “The first time he sang that to me, I said, ‘You know, it’s a beautiful song, but it’s not going to get me back,'” Collins told the crowd after the performance. So goes the final verse of a currently popular song called Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Stephen Stills wrote “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” for Collins as their relationship was falling apart in the late Sixties. With an all-star backing band that included Janet Weiss, Jason Isbell, Benmont Tench, John Stirratt and Chris Funk, the trio worked their way through the song’s intricate three-part harmonies and various musical changes before, two-thirds of the way through, Judy Collins, the song’s inspiration, joined them onstage, adding vocals and guitar. Dolly Parton’s surprise appearance may have grabbed most of the headlines during this past summer’s Newport Folk Festival, but one of the weekend’s most exciting moments came during the Sunday evening closing set when Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, the Shins’ James Mercer and Eric Johnson (Fruit Bats) offered a note-by-note rendition of “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” Crosby, Stills & Nash’s 1969 classic.
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