Over the years, Anderson's career and the quality of her singing have had their ups and downs. Now, she faces a discouraging down. At the age of seventy-nine, she is in financial trouble and about to be evicted from her house in Seattle. Friends and admirers are trying to raise money to stop or delay the eviction. They have set up a rescue account for her at the Bank of America. Time is short. She is scheduled to be kicked out at the end of June. Details are in this column by Robert L. Jamieson, Jr. of the Seattle Post Intelligencer
If you need to be inspired to help, watch this performance by Anderson with pianist Mike Renzi, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Randy Jones in Berlin in 1978.
For more on Anderson's dilemma and information about her life and career, visit her web site.