Before Bob Dylan, a young woman in Greenwich New York wrote songs, sang, and played her guitar, becoming the first record of a modern singer-songwriter. This week, Stauney introduces us to Connie Converse, a woman who escaped her strict Christian household to chase her dreams in New York City, only to be met with so much disappointment she would completely disappear never to be heard from again. Years later, her recordings would hit the radio airwaves and raise a cult following of the talent that was so far ahead of its time and yet barely missed lifetime fame by a few years. We talk all about her music, her life and letters, her mental health, her discovery, and the mystery that surrounds her disappearance.

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