Stills, Collins reunite for tour

Buffy Six, Reporter

Stephen Stills from the rock band “Crosby, Stills and Nash” and folk singer Judy Collins are touring across the country, landing in Huntington, West Virginia Oct. 2 at the Keith Albee Theater.

Stills and Collins are celebrating 50 years of friendship with classic songs and even some debuts from their joint album “Everybody Knows,” released Sept. 22.

“We’ve been working on the album Feb., March and April,” Collins said. “We’re very pleased, and we hope people love it as much as we do.”

Stills and Collins used to have more than their friendship today, but Collins said, “it doesn’t change anything” between them.

“It’s just work, and we’ve been friends for so long,” Collins said. “We get along, we have shared opinions, and we’re advocates for change. We get along well, and we love music.”

After five decades without a tour together, Collins said they both had breaks in their schedules to perform together.

Collins said her secret to staying on top of music is her discipline, so she decided to challenge herself last year by writing 90 songs in 90 days.

“I started to write 90 songs in 90 days this past year, which I completed,” Colling said. “It was funny because my husband asked me ‘why stop there?’ so then I continued and wrote 365 songs in 365 days.”

Some of those songs will be performed during the tour. Collins described the show as nothing but the duo.

“We are on the stage together at all times,” Collins said. “We each perform one song alone.”

The show at the Keith Albee starts at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 2. The duo will then be performing Oct. 4 at West Virginia University.

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