In Context: A Star Has Burnt My Eye

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Connie Converse: The mystery of the original singer-songwriter (BBC)
An overview of Converse’s enigmatic life story (what’s known of it, anyway) …

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How Connie Converse went viral on Spotify — 40 years after she vanished (news.com.au)
After falling in love with a single Connie Converse song he heard on WNYC’s “Spinning on Air,” Dan Dzula founded Squirrel Thing Recordings to distribute her music.

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The Connie Converse Double Album That Never Got Crowd-Funded (The Awl)
Dan Dzula and David Herman discuss their vision for a special-edition double album of Converse’s music and ephemera, a project that never got funded on Kickstarter.

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Strange Ways: The Long Journey of Howard Fishman(Brooklyn Magazine)
An in-depth look at the multifarious career of musician/theater artist Howard Fishman, the force behind A Star Has Burnt My Eye.

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How Sad, How Lovely(YouTube)
Listen to Connie Converse’s first complete album, released in 2009 by Squirrel Thing Recordings.

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