Episode 3.9 // How sad, How lovely: The Disappearance of Connie Converse

What would you do if you knew your were ahead of your time, if only by a brief moment? In the late-1950s, Connie Converse was young musician at the forefront of New York City’s burgeoning folk scene. Her groundbreaking songs poised her for greatness, but soon the male-dominated scene spearheaded by the likes of Bob Dylan had sucked out all the air around her. Connie Converse never got her due. Then she disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again.

SOURCES:

• The Story of Connie Converse - The Awl - Cord Jefferson - Aug 3, 2010

• The Art of Disappearance - The New York Times - Hanif Abdurraqib - Aug 11, 2022

• Lilies — Gaya Feldheim Schorr - 2020

• Social scientist Philip Converse dies at 86 - University of Michigan

• Porchlight International for the Missing & Unidentified - Missing Persons Forum - Connie Converse

• My Sis Connie - Philip Converse - August 2000 (From Porchlight MIssing Persons Forum)

• More Than Just a Man | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

• Connie Converse’s Time Has Come - The New Yorker - Howard Fishman - Nov 21, 2016

• The Musical Mystery of Connie Converse - SF Gate - Delfin Vigil - Mar 8, 2009

• John Lee Hooker & Connie Converse - Gene Deitch Credits (Blog) - Gene Deitch - Nov 5, 2011

• Connie Converse: The Mystery of the Original Singer-Songwriter - BBC - Ian Youngs - Oct 1, 2014

• On Connie Converse, Considering the Lilies - The Michigan Daily - Matt Harmon - Jan 22, 2019

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