Iris DeMent
USA
Born: 05 January 1961
Genres: Country, Pop/Rock, Folk
Styles: Contemporary Country, Country-Folk, Progressive Country, Alternative Country, Contemporary Folk, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Honky Tonk, Neo-Traditional Folk, Traditional Folk, Americana, Alt-Country
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One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement was born on January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, AR, the youngest of 14 children. At the age of three, her devoutly religious family moved to California, where she grew up singing gospel music; during her teenaged years, however, she was first exposed to country, folk, and R&B, drawing influence from Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell. Upon graduating high school, she relocated to Kansas City to attend college. After a series of jo...
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