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Birmingham AL, United States (1947 – present)
Emmylou Harris is truly a modern innovator. For over 30 years, Emmylou has flowed effortlessly between genres achieving popularity in pop, folk, country and now alternative. The common bridge is an exquisite vocal style and a gift for discovering the heart of a song.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 2, 1947, the daughter of Walter and Eugenia Harris grew up near Washington, D.C. As a college student in the late 60s, she sang with a local folk duo and eventually moved to Greenwich Village. She played the clubs on the local folk scene occasionally sharing the stage with Jerry Jeff Walker and David Bromberg.
Discovered in 1971 by Chris Hillman, Hillman brought Gram Parsons to hear her sing in a small club in the Washington D.C. area. In 1972, she answered the call from Gram to join him in Los Angeles to work on his first solo album, “GP.” After Gram died in 1973, Emmylou went back to the D.C. area and formed a country band, playing with them until her 1975 major label debut, Pieces of the Sky, when she formed the first version of the legendary Hot Band. Over the years the Hot Band included world class players such as Albert Lee, Rodney Crowell and Hank DeVito.
Emmylou has been called by Billboard Magazine a “truly venturesome, genre-transcending pathfinder.” Throughout her career, she has been admired for her talent as an artist and song connoisseur, but it was with her 2000 album, Red Dirt Girl, for which Ms. Harris was awarded her tenth (out of eleven total to date) Grammy, that she revealed she is also a gifted songwriter.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 2, 1947, the daughter of Walter and Eugenia Harris grew up near Washington, D.C. As a college student in the late 60s, she sang with a local folk duo and eventually moved to Greenwich Village. She played the clubs on the local folk scene occasionally sharing the stage with Jerry Jeff Walker and David Bromberg.
Discovered in 1971 by Chris Hillman, Hillman brought Gram Parsons to hear her sing in a small club in the Washington D.C. area. In 1972, she answered the call from Gram to join him in Los Angeles to work on his first solo album, “GP.” After Gram died in 1973, Emmylou went back to the D.C. area and formed a country band, playing with them until her 1975 major label debut, Pieces of the Sky, when she formed the first version of the legendary Hot Band. Over the years the Hot Band included world class players such as Albert Lee, Rodney Crowell and Hank DeVito.
Emmylou has been called by Billboard Magazine a “truly venturesome, genre-transcending pathfinder.” Throughout her career, she has been admired for her talent as an artist and song connoisseur, but it was with her 2000 album, Red Dirt Girl, for which Ms. Harris was awarded her tenth (out of eleven total to date) Grammy, that she revealed she is also a gifted songwriter.
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Wrecking Ball
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Pieces of the Sky
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Roses in the Snow
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Luxury Liner
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Where the hell is All I Intended to Be?
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yatasaurus wrote:
yes, it's all true
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BluesRok wrote:
Calling all country fans! Join: Country Artist of the Week!
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CMPride wrote:
Hey! I see y'all really like Emmylou Harris –– check out album reviews, features and more on Emmylou and artists like her at CountryMusicPride.com. http://countrymusicpride.com/?s=emmylou+harris
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onthepope wrote:
the woman has the voice of angels, and is without peers
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Jagellonica wrote:
amerks23 said: "Probably the best voice Country Music has even known.........." I came here to say exactly the same thing =)
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emcxmc wrote:
It looks like Last.FM completely missed the 'All I intended to be' album from 2008.
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pathoss wrote:
God knows I love her
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amerks23 wrote:
Probably the best voice Country Music has even known..........
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brudberg wrote:
Probably the top female voice in popular music!!
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geminijake wrote:
Voice of an angel
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foxyluva wrote:
I can't believe I am finally going to get to see Emmylou live in June!
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musica23 wrote:
Happy Birthday (Apr. 2) and congrats to Emmylou on being voted Country Artist of the Week in SweetMelissa12's new group...and on her newborn *first grandchild*!!!!!!!!!!! :-) Emmylou is the real deal and a sweetheart to boot!
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SweetMelissa12 wrote:
The members of the Country Artist of the Week group have voted Emmylou Harris as the group's "Country Artist of the Week"!!
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beowulf02 wrote:
lovely...........!!!! ;-)
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NoNameFace wrote:
love the cover Augustana did for "Where will I be" on stripped!
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josec2009 wrote:
Emmylou, gracias por esa voz tan dulce y tus canciones inolvidables
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carlottacouture wrote:
She is wonderful. <3
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davidboner wrote:
I've been a Gram Parsons fan for a while, but for some dumb reason never checked out Emmylou. I just got 200 of her songs from a friend and am regretting I didn't check her out sooner.
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slipis wrote:
Den Kvinnan hon är fantatstisk. tycker slipis!
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3 Girls and Their Buddy
13 Nov 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/emmylouharris
THREE GIRLS AND THEIR BUDDY Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller Announce A Second Run Of Their Collaborative Shows NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 11, 2008) — Emmy...
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