A ‘Road’ well-traveled

McGovern traces personal journey through songs

By Christopher Muther

Globe Staff / October 11, 2009

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If a disaster took place on celluloid in the early 1970s, it seemed that Maureen McGovern was there and ready to offer comfort with a song. Best known for her blandly optimistic No. 1 hit “The Morning After,’’ theme for “The Poseidon Adventure,’’ McGovern quickly became known as the “Disaster Theme Queen’’ when she scored more hits with songs from ... (Full article: 1041 words)