She was compared to Galich, called Vysotsky in a skirt, who sang on behalf of the silent, the author of the most heartfelt poems about love in Soviet poetry - and the most underrated bard in Russia. These memories will help many discover Katya Yarovaya (1957–1992). Tatyana Yankovskaya met her when Katya came to America on tour in 1990. Their meeting turned out to be fateful - thanks to her, Tatyana published the first lifetime article about the work of Katya Yarova, and later played a decisive role in the publication of the posthumous collection “From Music and Words” and release of selected songs on three discs. The author of the memoirs paints a vivid portrait of a person who was extraordinary in everything: Katya was a talented poet, a sensitive friend, a charming woman, and had a magnetism that attracted people to her. The reader will meet the names of E. Yevtushenko, V. Smekhov, I. Guberman, L. Oshanin, Y. Moritz, D. Taubman, B. Yezerskaya and other prominent cultural figures, as well as many lovers of poetry and art songs who selflessly helped preserve and promote creative legacy of the untimely departed bard.