View Full Version : Country/Folk Singer Nanci Griffith (1953-2021)


Zoneboy
08-13-2021, 03:02 PM
https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-bette-midler-lyle-lovett-0e3872fda36e62b25eca2ebfca9068c7

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like “Love at the Five and Dime” celebrated the South, has died. She was 68.

A statement from her management company on Friday confirmed her death, but no cause was provided.

“It was Nanci’s wish that no further formal statement or press release happen for a week following her passing,” Gold Mountain Entertainment said in a statement.

Griffith worked closely with other folk singers, helping the early careers of artists like Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris.

Griffith was also known for her recording of “From a Distance,” which would later become a well-known Bette Midler tune. That cover appeared on her first major label release, “Lone Star State of Mind” in 1987.

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Hawkee
08-14-2021, 02:40 AM
Didn't Nanci Griffith originally sing Love At The Five And Dime before Kathy Mattea covered it? I knew that song because my mother has a Kathy Mattea album and Kathy's version is really nice. But I didn't know Nanci sang From A Distance because the only version I heard was Bette Midler's
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