I just heard a wonderful piece remembering Gerry on All Things Considered on NPR, with an interview of norn Pellegrini and audio clips of her singing Simple Gifts and Lamentation of the Soul/How Can I keep from Singing(?)(I'm still a baby phoakie when it comes to history & titles!).Made me cry my eyes out. What a beautiful soul and voice. They said Studs Terkel said if he was going to cast a voice for the Virgin Mary it would be Gerry's.
When I checked they didn't have the audio file up yet for this evening's broadcast, but here is the link for later, if anyone wants to listen.
Thanks for teaching me more and sharing your memories. Wish I'd known about her, and the rest of you, years ago.
katlaughing