Elizabeth Eaton "Connie" Converse (born August 3, 1924 - disappeared 1974) was an American musician active in New York City in the 1950s.Her work is among the earliest-known recordings of the singer-songwriter genre of music. Converse left her family home in 1974 in search of a new life and was never heard from again.Her music was largely unknown until it was featured on a 2004 radio show and released on the album How Sad, How Lovely in March 2009.