Nanci Griffith
USA
Born: 06 July 1953
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop/Rock
Styles: Progressive Country, Country-Folk, Contemporary Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Country
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Straddling the fine line between folk and country music, Nanci Griffith has become as well-known for her brilliant confessional songwriting as her beautiful voice. A self-styled "folkabilly" singer, Griffith began as a kindergarten teacher and occasional folksinger. The country scene took her to heart in the mid-'80s, giving her a reputation as a quality songwriter through hit covers of Griffith's songs by Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss. Finding no luck with commercial country radio however, Griffith recorded several pop-oriented albums and then...
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