Nanci Griffith | |
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 Griffith receiving an award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nanci Caroline Griffith |
| Born | July 6, 1953 Seguin, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 2021 (aged 68) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, country folk, Americana, neotraditional country |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 1977–2021 |
| Labels | B.F. Deal, Featherbed, Philo, MCA, Elektra, Rounder, New Door |
| Website | nancigriffith.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 2021) |
Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter.[1] She often appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits starting in 1985 during Season 10. In 1990, Griffith appeared on the Channel 4 programme Town & Country with John Prine in a segment entitled "White Pants", where Nanci Griffith wore white pants at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee, along with Buddy Mondlock, Barry "Byrd" Burton, and Robert Earl Keen. In 1994, Griffith won a Grammy Award for the album Other Voices, Other Rooms.[2]
Griffith toured with various other artists including Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets; John Prine, Iris DeMent, Suzy Bogguss, Judy Collins, and The Everly Brothers.[3] Griffith recorded duets with many artists, among them Emmylou Harris, Mary Black, Prine, Don McLean, Jimmy Buffett, Dolores Keane, Willie Nelson, Adam Duritz (singer of Counting Crows), the Chieftains, John Stewart, and Darius Rucker. Griffith referred to her backing band as the Blue Moon Orchestra.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 548–9. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (August 15, 2021). "Nanci Griffith obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ Steve Hochman: Country Music’s Griffith Has A Few Novel Ideas, latimes.com, Oct. 1, 1986