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Nanci Caroline Griffith, born July 6, 1954, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas, United States. Her career has spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country and folk, and what she terms “folkabilly.”
She won a 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for Other Voices, Other Rooms, an album of Griffith covering the songs of artists who influenced her.
Her best-known song is
From A Distance, by Julie Gold, although the version that achieved greater commercial success was not Griffith’s but Bette Midler’s (From a Distance). Similarly, other artists have occasionally achieved greater success with Griffith’s songs than Griffith herself: for example, Kathy Mattea, who had a country music top five hit with a 1986 cover (Love At The Five and Dime) of Love at the Five and Dime.
She won a 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for Other Voices, Other Rooms, an album of Griffith covering the songs of artists who influenced her.
Her best-known song is
From A Distance, by Julie Gold, although the version that achieved greater commercial success was not Griffith’s but Bette Midler’s (From a Distance). Similarly, other artists have occasionally achieved greater success with Griffith’s songs than Griffith herself: for example, Kathy Mattea, who had a country music top five hit with a 1986 cover (Love At The Five and Dime) of Love at the Five and Dime.
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The Loving Kind
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Other Voices, Other Rooms
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The MCA Years - A Retrospective
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Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
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From A Distance
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Late Night Grande Hotel
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Listen To The Radio
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Once in a Very Blue Moon
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It's A Hard Life Wherever You Go
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I Wish It Would Rain
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Trouble In The Fields
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If Wishes Were Changes
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Love at the Five and Dime
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Gulf Coast Highway
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Lone Star State Of Mind
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Ford Econoline
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It's Just Another Morning Here
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SergioG33 wrote:
If you're a fan of female country join my new group The Divas of Country!!
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MusicalIrish wrote:
Love her version of Townes Van Zandt's Tecumseh Valley.
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DarkVibration wrote:
beautiful....
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trisweb wrote:
It's all about One Fair Summer Evening - some of the most heartfelt and beautiful singing I have ever heard in all my life. So real, so personal. A true masterpiece of an album.
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gruntsob1 wrote:
I love it
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indigoquill wrote:
She is such a treasure.
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KeithJones wrote:
Great songs!
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CaptureTheCat wrote:
perfect...
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Mythtall wrote:
You may or may not know that Nanci Griffith is a supporter of "Artists against Piracy" , an artist-driven coalition formed to give recording artists a voice in determining how their music is distributed on the Internet. So I have created a group for people to voice their opinions on this subject: http://www.last.fm/group/Anti-illegal+Downloading+Clique Enjoy!
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kaiserzeitgeist wrote:
I've always thought of Nanci's version of "From a Distance" as the definitive statement of that song and as such a truly great American song. A really classy lady, and a true friend to the world. Protect this child with the arms of your love.
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bahauddeen wrote:
So good. So true to life.
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heidimo wrote:
one of the most sincere singer-songwriters there is.
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thetrousers wrote:
new interview with Nanci Griffith from Wears The Trousers magazine: http://www.wearsthetrousers.com/2008/07/28/its-just-business-as-usual/
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uxp100 wrote:
Other voices is fantastic. Other voices, too is not quite the same, but good.
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bluetooth38 wrote:
Well I have just got around to putting all of my five Albums of Nanci Griffith on my laptop and sound just fantastic.
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rubato wrote:
Her albums 'Little love affairs' and 'Last of the true believers' will always be special to me and my wife. We played them while my wife was giving birth to our son, back in 1994. Is there better music to be born with?
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warristian wrote:
I don't want to talk about love is stunning.
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Cankerio wrote:
Never mind the pics....just listen
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amerpie wrote:
Other Voices led me to more truly meaningful artists than any album I've ever listened to: John Prine, Guy Clarke, Woodie Guthrie, Richard Thompson, Dave van Ronk. Truly an influential album.
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Don_Diego wrote:
The Janis Ian cover is ace.
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Nanci Griffith in Chicago, IL on 12/05/09
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Date: Saturday, December 5th 2009 Time: 7:00pm City: Chicago, IL Venue: Old Town School of Folk Music Country: US
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