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Nanci Griffith, who built a much-respected career as a singer-songwriter across country and folk music, has died.
According to the Washington Post, Griffith’s management company, Gold Mountain Entertainment, confirmed her death in a statement on Friday (Aug. 13) but did not reveal her cause of death, saying, “It was
From 1978 until her retirement in 2013, Nanci Griffith, who died August 13th at age 68, included numerous cover songs in her repertoire from writers as diverse as Nick Lowe and Paul Carrack (“Battlefield”) to Guy Clark (“Desperados Waiting for a Train”) and Julie Gold, whose “From a Distance” had
Nanci Griffith wrote songs that the music world loved to cover. With news of her death on August 13th at the age of 68, many are revisiting her folk and country standards — or learning about her incredible singing and songwriting gifts for the first time. But throughout the 1980s
Teddy Gentry, left, and Randy Owen perform “If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)” at Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Friday night.
It really did seem like the universe wasn’t sure whether it wanted Alabama to come to Charlotte.
Let’s recap:
Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who fused folk and country, died in Nashville today (August 13). She was 68. The cause of death is unknown.
Griffith’s recording career spanned five decades and nearly 20 albums, including 1994’s Other Voices, Other Rooms, a collection of classic folk songs featuring collaborations
Nanci Griffith performs in London in 2012. She died Friday in Nashville at age 68.
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Nanci Griffith performs in London in 2012. She died Friday in Nashville at age 68.
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