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Dick Huey's avatar

Such a beautiful tribute Erin. We had the amazing pleasure of working on both of the albums you mention here - your Hundreds of Lions, her The California Years. Thanks for sharing this and your memories.

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Erin McKeown's avatar

❤️‍🩹

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Shanta's avatar

This is so beautiful Erin. Thank you for sharing ❤️ grateful you are a lifer. - Shanta

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Erin McKeown's avatar

❤️‍🩹 thx for reading!! xo

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David Walsh's avatar

Fuck yeah.

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Benjamin Russell's avatar

Jill’s death has been hitting me hard in uneven waves: regret at the local shows I’ve missed and the future performances nullified, sadness at a profile unburnished by the greater public. So your defense of her not needing what she was “owed” is quite moving to me, and I’m grateful for it.

(I’m also amused that you didn’t seem to meet until 2009 since my first time seeing you play live was at a Western Mass mini-festival that I went to in 2002, in large part, because she was playing. https://smartovercoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/img_0698.jpeg )

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Erin McKeown's avatar

i'm so glad to hear some of this was helpful. and yes... crazy i didnt meet jill until 2009. ships in the night before then

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Cynthia's avatar

Thanks for sharing.

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Juliana Finch's avatar

What a lovely tribute. I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend and comrade, and for (all of) our loss of a wonderful artist.

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