Dave Cousins was the main songwriter and singer with The Strawbs. My
'connection' with him is that way way back in 1967 he recruited Sandy Denny to
his group who then proceeded to record an album in Denmark, "All our own work"1. As far as I can figure out, Sandy's sole contribution was the very first
recording of 'Who knows where the time goes'; she was the only Strawb on this
track. I have this album on vinyl, if any one is interested; it should be worth
a pretty penny. I remember that Cousins wrote an obituary about Sandy for Melody
Maker.
Aside from that, I stayed clear of Cousins as I couldn't stand his voice: it seemed to bleat, even worse than the voice of Roger Chapman (Family, Streetwalkers).
The Guardian obituary can be found here.
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