Deirdre Broderick

When Sid's youngest son, Etienne, asked me to write a little something on the anniversary of Sid's death for his website, the first, second and third thought that went through my mind was "What can I possibly say that hasn't been said already?" Sid Bernstein was one of those rare humans who has been universally loved, praised, mourned, missed, quoted and immortalized in some fashion by everyone who ever had the honor of sharing even just a moment of his time. Even his website exists because so many…

It was with deep sadness that on August 21, 2013 the world said goodbye to Sid Bernstein. I will forever cherish the years of his friendship, his irrepressible dreams, and his boundless love Not long ago, I had the honor of producing an album of songs with Sid. These were a handful of songs that he particularly cherished from his past. After decades of making music happen, he confided to me that he wanted to try making music himself. I believe what we captured in those recordings is his love for all the…

When my friend Sid told me he wanted to sing, after having spent his lifetime promoting some of the most legendary singers in the world, how could I possibly do anything but help make that happen? Every week for months, Sid and I would sit in his living room, high above New York City's Upper East Side, me with a guitar in hand and he with a homemade chocolate egg cream. We were rehearsing. We weren't entirely sure what we were rehearsing for. But there we were, between the laughter and the storytelling…